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Senate passed it. House didn’t even pick it up. It’s doing a second round now but I don’t think it’s serious.

• shmerl 3y ago
  Why wouldn't it be serious? I.e. is anyone really against it?
  • TheCleric 3y ago
    “Others expressed concerns regarding the impact changing the clock — or not changing the clock — could have on areas that rely on tourism or those with large farming communities.” https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/3880009-bill-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-reintroduced-in-congress/ https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/3880009-bill...
  • tobiasSoftware 3y ago
    Because the story was misrepresented and it wasn't truly voted on in the normal sense. In the US Congress, how many people are present matters to the vote. So if a bunch of Congressmen take off, it would give enormous power to the few people who remain. Because of this, there's a gentlemen's agreement that on those sorts of days, the people who are there just clock in and don't actually vote. My understanding is that the daylight savings "vote" was this type of situation where someone violated the gentlemen's agreement and voted on it without a planned vote. It doesn't really affect anything though because it would need to pass both sides of Congress and this was just one of them. As far as why anyone be against it, I'm not sure, but it wasn't "almost" passed as the media made it sound like.