A House-passed bill to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States looks unlikely to clear the Senate before the end of the year, PBS NewsHour reports, citing the Associated Press.
Several senators are holding up the legislation as clocks go back an hour early on Sunday. Supporters say ending the twice-yearly change would give Americans more light in the afternoons, while opponents warn that in some states the sun would not rise until after 9am in winter.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton is the most prominent opponent, arguing that Congress has adopted permanent daylight time before and reversed it after people experienced very late sunrises. President Donald Trump, who backs the change, publicly targeted Cotton earlier this month and has accused the Senate of letting the bill die. Other Republicans from northern states also object.
Source: PBS NewsHour
