The House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act on Tuesday in a bipartisan 308–117 vote. This legislation would end the twice-yearly changing of the clocks by making daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
Proponents of the bill, including the White House, argue that the change would provide more daylight during the hours that Americans are most active. However, if the act becomes law, winter sunrises and sunsets may occur notably later in much of the country.
The bill now heads to the Senate for approval before it can be signed into law, though it remains unclear if it will pass after a similar effort stalled several years ago. The country's clock-changing practices were last altered in 2005.