Setting your clocks twice a year may become a thing of the past if a new bill hitting the Senate floor passes.
On Tuesday, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) reintroduced legislation to make daylight saving time year-round, saying there is bipartisan support for the measure.
“I hear from Americans constantly that they are sick and tired of changing their clocks twice a year – it’s an unnecessary, decades-old practice that’s more of an annoyance to families than benefit to them,” Scott said in a statement.
The bill would keep time permanently “forward,” meaning clocks would not be set back at the end of fall, making sunrise and sunset come later in the day during winter months.
“I’m excited to have President Trump back in the White House and fully on board to LOCK THE CLOCK so we can get this good bill passed and make this common-sense change that will simplify and benefit the lives of American families,” Scott said.
According to The Hill, President-elect Trump last month called for the elimination of daylight saving time.
“The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” Trump posted on Truth Social in December.
His efforts are being supported by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.).
“The head-spinning ritual of falling back and springing forward has a very real impact on our economy, our health, and our happiness,” Markey said of the bill.