Daylight saving time made permanent by US House vote: ‘Americans are tired of the clock change’

The brief

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill that would end the practice of changing clocks twice a year and make daylight saving time permanent. The bid to end clock-changing, dubbed the Sunshine Protection Act, has bipartisan support, including the backing of Donald Trump and some Democratic co-sponsors. Following the 308-117 tally in the House, the bill next goes to the Senate. Earlier in the day, a House rules committee approved the rule to advance the bill on a 6-4 vote. Most US states change clocks twice a year, springing forward in the spring and falling back in the fall with the goal of extending…