Permanent Daylight Saving Bill Advances to House Floor

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July 16, 2026, 11:03 AM

egregore

How does one guy out of a hundred get any say about what does or does not get to the Senate?

July 16, 2026, 11:07 AM

HRK

Cotton isn't the only one, look back in the thread there are over 13 Senators that don't back it R and D.... He's just the lead speaking out Senator...

This is just one of many I've see suggesting we also change who is in which time zone to accommodate northern states issues with sunrise in the winter.

https://x.com/profstonge/status/2077174183189008534

July 16, 2026, 12:07 PM

Loswsmith

quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
Cotton isn't the only one, look back in the thread there are over 13 Senators that don't back it R and D.... He's just the lead speaking out Senator...

This is just one of many I've see suggesting we also change who is in which time zone to accommodate northern states issues with sunrise in the winter.

https://x.com/profstonge/status/2077174183189008534

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Okay, okay, hear me out. I propose 2 different time zones, running N/S, both permanent and then four east/west that shift. Then on Leap years, there is a new different zone change using a four sided dice that changes randomly.

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July 16, 2026, 04:06 PM

Georgeair

This would all be so much easier if we changed time zones to narrower bands and 15 minute intervals.
Or if we want to be more precise, 10 or 5 minute jumps.
Yeah, that's the ticket! Then you don't have to change time seasonally but can get less variance in sunrise/sunset times and less hand-wringing!

July 17, 2026, 08:34 AM

Unishot

Why can’t we just split the difference and move the clocks forward in the spring 30 minutes and leave it there?

July 17, 2026, 08:40 AM

airsoft guy

quote:
Originally posted by Unishot:
Why can’t we just split the difference and move the clocks forward in the spring 30 minutes and leave it there?

This makes too much sense, instead lets just keep hooting like retarded apes.

July 17, 2026, 08:59 AM

chellim1

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Originally posted by Unishot:
Why can’t we just split the difference and move the clocks forward in the spring 30 minutes and leave it there?

That sounds like a good compromise.

July 17, 2026, 01:13 PM

trapper189

Does anybody really care as long as we've all got time enough to die?

July 17, 2026, 04:09 PM

vthoky

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Originally posted by vthoky:
I may have mentioned this in an earlier discussion about DST, but...

I've put a few industrial controllers in place whose firmware was already programmed for DST rules for the next 20 years or so. The ones I installed have probably all been decommissioned by now, but they're a widely used product. A change in DST rules will likely keep some engineers and programmers busy for a good while, sorting out problems in time/date-based machines and systems already in service.

I'm sure the airline and railroad companies are very interested in this debate, too.

Ha! Told ya so!

Airlines warn changing daylight saving time would disrupt scheduling

FoxNews link

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Airlines are warning that changes to existing practices around Daylight Saving Time (DST) would have a major impact on the industry and that changes would need to be implemented over time to account for challenges it would create for scheduling.

Airlines for America (A4A), a trade group that represents leading air carriers in the U.S., released a statement this week which warned that changes to DST "would have considerable implications for aviation, including passenger disruption, crew and aircraft positioning, and domestic and international connectivity issues."

"Airlines operate expansive interconnected domestic and global networks that are reliant on stability and predictability. Any changes would need an implementation timeline that reflects these global complications," the group said.

The warning came as the House on Tuesday advanced the Sunshine Protection Act, which would allow states to voluntarily observe DST throughout the year and end the twice-annual clock changes, on a bipartisan 308-117 vote that sent the legislation to the Senate.