Sunshine Protection Act Passes in the US House

The US House of representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act bill this week on a vote of 308 to 117 after a yearslong push to end the twice-annual clock changes.  In addition to keeping clocks shifted one hour ahead, which happens in the spring, the measure would allow states to use standard time if an exemption is in effect before the federal law is enacted. Hawaii and most of Arizona stay on standard time year-round. Democratic Senator. Patty Murray of Washington, who spearheaded prior efforts in the Senate to make daylight saving time permanent, is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring the bill to a vote as soon as possible.