In March, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would have done away with biannual clock changes by making daylight saving time permanent.
Despite initial enthusiasm from some House members, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and as Americans prepare to wind their clocks back this weekend, the legislation is stuck in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
If it is not passed in the next two months, it will die when the current Congress ends and then need to be reintroduced.
In a statement to Spectrum News, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., chairman of the House committee, said, “We haven’t been able to find consensus in the House on this yet.”
“There are a broad variety of opinions about whether to keep the status quo, to move to a permanent time, and if so, what time that should be,” Pallone said. “These opinions don’t break down by party, but instead by region.”
Source: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/11/03/as-clocks-fall-back–permanent-daylight-saving-bill-remains-stalled-in-congress
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