{"id":2605862,"date":"2026-05-22T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-house-committee-for-daylight-saving-time-legislation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:28:14","slug":"trump-praises-house-committee-for-daylight-saving-time-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-house-committee-for-daylight-saving-time-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump praises House committee for daylight saving time legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-praises-house-committee-for-daylight-saving-time-legislation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2605862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump urged Congress to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-slams-biden-environmental-executive-orders\/\" title=\"GOP slams Biden environmental executive orders\">pass legislation<\/a> that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-group-of-senators-reintroduce-bill-to-enact-year-round-daylight-saving-time\/\" title=\"Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reintroduce Bill To Enact ...\">make daylight saving time permanent<\/a> in the United States, backing the \u201cSunshine Protection Act.\u201d He praised House momentum: a House committee advanced the measure in a bipartisan 48-1 vote by rolling it into a broader transportation package that would bring it to the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Trump argued that twice-yearly clock changes cost substantial money for individuals, cities, and states.Public support for ending the practice is relatively strong-an AP-NORC poll found most Americans oppose the current system. The year-round daylight saving push has roots in earlier Senate efforts led by Marco Rubio, and Sen. Rick Scott said states would (under the proposal) be able to opt out if Congress makes the change permanent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also framed the effort as beneficial for Republicans and highlighted his past criticism of clock switching as costly and inconvenient.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday pressed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> to pass a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent in the United States. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-teachers-union-pushing-racial-division-in-fight-over-school-closures\/\" title=\"LA Teachers\u2019 Union Pushing Racial Division in Fight Over School Closures\">president celebrated<\/a> a House committee\u2019s move to advance the legislation forward and called on lawmakers to solidify the passage of efforts to end the practice of shifting clocks forward by one hour in the spring and back in the fall. Trump said he would \u201cwork very hard\u201d to see the Sunshine Protection Act signed into law. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4579046\/marc-veasey-dnc-martin-resign-2024-autopsy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First House Democrat urges DNC\u2019s Martin to \u2018move on\u2019 after 2024 autopsy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4578736\/republicans-democrats-women-history-museum-woke\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Six Republicans join Democrats in sinking legislation to build women\u2019s history museum<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4578913\/house-pulls-iran-war-powers-vote-before-memorial-day-recess\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House pulls Iran war powers vote ahead of Memorial Day recess<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is so important in that Hundreds of Millions of Dollars are spent every year by people, Cities, and States, being forced to change their Clocks,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cMany of these Clocks are located in Towers, and the cost of renting, or using, Heavy Equipment to do this twice a year is prohibitive!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s post responded to the House energy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-target-cable-providers-for-carrying-fox-newsmax-oann\/\" title=\"Democrats Target Cable Providers for Carrying Fox, Newsmax, OANN\">commerce committee\u2019<\/a>s move to advance the measure in a bipartisan 48-1 vote. The committee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/buchanan.house.gov\/2026\/05\/20\/buchanans-bill-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-advances-to-markup\/\">rolled<\/a> Rep. Vern Buchanan\u2019s (R-FL) Sunshine Protection Act into a broader transportation package. Now included in Rep. Troy Nehls\u2019s (R-TX) Motor Vehicle Modernization Act, the daylight saving time measure is being brought to the House floor for debate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is widespread support for ending the practice of \u201cspringing forward\u201d and \u201cfalling back\u201d twice a year. An <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/few-people-support-the-daylight-saving-time-system-and-more-want-year-round-light-in-the-evenings\/\">AP-NORC poll<\/a> conducted in October found only 12% of Americans favor the current system, while 47% oppose it, though there was less consensus about what should replace it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >year-round daylight saving time<\/a> was previously championed by Marco Rubio, now the secretary of state, during his time in the Senate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who co-led the daylight saving time legislation with Buchanan, praised the committee movement as \u201cexcellent news\u201d on Friday. States would be able to opt out of the change should Congress pass the measure to permanently advance the nation\u2019s clocks by one hour. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI look forward to FINALLY passing my Sunshine Protection Act out of the Senate and making this commonsense policy a reality for the American people,\u201d Scott said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/2057792332066406481?s=20\">in a post<\/a> to X. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4578428\/senate-punts-immigration-enforcement-vote\/\"><strong>SENATE PUNTS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT VOTE OVER \u2018ANTI-WEAPONIZATION\u2019 FUND OUTRAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said this week that it would be a \u201cnice win\u201d for Republicans if they could end the practice, after repeatedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113647254141876924\">railing against<\/a> switching times over the years, calling it \u201ca big inconvenience and, for our government, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114319659315817918\">A VERY COSTLY EVENT<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s time that people can stop worrying about the \u2018Clock,\u2019 not to mention all of the work and money that is spent on this ridiculous, twice-yearly production,\u201d he said. \u201c It will also be a very nice WIN for the Republican Party. Take it! We are going with the far more popular alternative, Saving Daylight, which gives you a longer, brighter Day \u2014 And who can be against that \u2014 This is an easy one! \u201c<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urged Congress to make daylight saving time permanent, praising a House committee\u2019s push<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2605863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26141654173881_a9f04e.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80133,4762,5894,3634,72691],"class_list":["post-2605862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-daylight-saving-time-2","tag-legislation","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-us-congress-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26141654173881_a9f04e.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605862"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605870,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605862\/revisions\/2605870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}