Daylight saving time is almost fixed in the US

The US is one step closer to observing daylight saving time year-round. On Tuesday, the House advanced the Solar Protection Act by a vote of 308 to 117, which would change daylight hours by one hour forever. as reported by CBS News.

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social in May that the bill will save “hundreds of millions of dollars” that people, cities, and states have spent to change their clocks. “It’s time for people to stop worrying about the ‘Clock, not to mention all the work and money that goes into making this nonsense, twice a year,” Trump said.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine he called for the standard period to be fixed in 2022, citing sleep experts who say it “fits well with human biology.” Phyllis Zee, a sleep medicine specialist and chief of sleep medicine at Northwestern Medicine, he said the same that during daylight saving time, “your body experiences less morning light and more evening light, which can disrupt your circadian rhythm.”

If daylight saving time were to hold, the sun would rise at 8:17AM in New York on January 15 and set at 5:53PM, according to Accuweather. In Seattle, sunrise is at 8:52AM, and sunset is at 5:45PM. Currently, the sun rises at 8:47AM in Minneapolis and sets at 5:57PM.