Overview

• The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee convened a hearing titled 'If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock the Clock?' to examine making daylight saving time permanent.
• The Sunshine Protection Act, reintroduced by a bipartisan group of senators including Patty Murray and Rick Scott, proposes adopting daylight saving time year-round.
• Support for the measure is growing across party lines, with lawmakers emphasizing the negative impacts of biannual clock changes on health, business, and daily life.
• Committee Chairman Ted Cruz highlighted the importance of understanding the implications of the time change, calling it an 'antiquated tradition' that affects Americans' well-being.
• The hearing reflects renewed momentum in Congress to address the longstanding debate over clock adjustments and their societal effects.