Americans are one step closer to never resetting their clocks after senators voted to make daylight saving time permanent. The proposed bill now moves to the House.
Daylight saving time, or DST, was formally introduced in the U.S. in 1918 during World War I.Americans are one step closer to never having to "fall back" or "spring forward" with resetting their clocks after the U.S. Senate approved a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent. , or S.623, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
Markey was joined on the chamber floor by senators from both parties as they made the case for how making daylight saving time permanent would have positive effects on public health and the economy and even cut energy consumption. During the long days of summer, the sun rose in some northern regions between 4 and 5 a.m., when most non-farmers were asleep. Sunset happened before 8 p.m. and people turned on lights. By moving the clocks ahead an hour, backers believed the country could divert a bit of coal-fired electricity to the military instead of using it for an hour of home power. It was again adopted in World War II.
Rubio also cited a study where robberies could also decrease by 27% if there was more daylight during the evening hours.
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