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In March, the Senate approved the Sunshine Protection Act by unanimous consent, a procedure that allows bills to pass if all members are on board and no objections are made. The legislation, which has bipartisan sponsorship in both chambers, would do away with the biannual changing of the clocks and make daylight saving time the law of the land all year.
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But there are disagreements about what the law of the land should be: daylight saving time or standard time. That, in part, is holding the House back from advancing the [bill]. “These opinions don’t break down by party, but instead by region,” [said Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee].
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“I have received calls from constituents who prefer permanent standard time because they have safety concerns for children who have to wait too long in the dark during winter for the school bus, and I have heard from constituents who prefer permanent daylight saving time because they prefer longer daylight hours,” said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).