On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to approve the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States starting in 2023 and mean Americans would no longer have to change their clocks twice a year, springing forward an hour in March and falling back an hour in November.
The bill still awaits approval by the House and would need President Biden’s signature to become law.
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