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US House to vote on bill to make daylight saving time permanent (www.reuters.com)
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In May, the House Energy and Commerce Committee ‌voted 48-1 in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act. The U.S. Senate voted unanimously in March 2022 to make daylight saving time permanent but the House never took up the measure in the face ​of opposition. The proposal the House will consider next week would allow states ​to opt out.

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[–] 94 points 2 weeks ago* (43 children)

This would be about the only good thing Republicans have done ever if they pass this. Hope they don't let states opt out. When I lived up north by Canada, the logic was "you don't want kids having to walk to/from school when it's dark!!" Okay, so... wow, did you know they could change school hours.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I don't know, we tried it in the 70s and people hated it enough to switch back pretty quickly. Under permanent DST, sunrise in January would not be until after 8 AM, while under permanent standard time sunrise in June would be shortly after 4 AM.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    i remember that. it was my first year in school and i still remember going to school "at night". i was not a fan. yes, school was only across the street, but i did not like the dark--at all. mom had to walk me to school instead of just watching from the back steps like she usually did back then.

    i am firmly on team standard time; and i'd rather keep changing (and preferably with the old time change dates and shorter dst) than be an hour ahead all year long.

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