Trump Urges Senate to ‘PASS THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT ASAP,’ Touts Crime, Health Benefits

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to quickly approve legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent, arguing that an extra hour of evening sunlight could help reduce crime, improve Americans’ health and provide a boost to businesses.

Trump renewed his push Wednesday after the Sunshine Protection Act cleared the House last month in a 308-117 vote. The president urged Republican senators to send the legislation to his desk.

“PASS THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT ASAP,” Trump declared.

Trump said Americans have been demanding an end to the twice-yearly clock changes for years but previous administrations have failed to get the job done.
“For many years, the vast Majority of Americans have asked to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, but no Administration has been able to get it properly done, until now,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The president touted the House’s passage of the bill and said it was now up to the Senate to provide final approval.

Trump pointed to what he described as medical, crime and economic studies showing a host of potential benefits from keeping daylight saving time year-round.
Among those benefits, Trump said, would be decreases in robbery and murder rates, fewer car accidents — particularly those involving pedestrians — and lower risks of cardiac problems, strokes and seasonal depression.

Trump also argued that the extra evening sunlight could make it safer for children walking home from school while giving Americans more time with their families.

The president said permanent daylight saving time would support extracurricular activities and provide a major boost to sports, fitness, tourism, retail and restaurants.

Trump also claimed the change could save Americans money on their energy bills.

The president pitched the legislation as an opportunity for Americans across the political spectrum to come together, saying it was an issue “that Republicans, Dumocrats, and Independents can unite behind.”

Most Americans currently move their clocks forward in March and return to standard time in November. The system provides more evening daylight during warmer months before shifting additional daylight into the morning during winter.

Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time.

Polling has shown substantial support for ending the clock-changing ritual, though Americans have differed over what system should replace it.

A 2023 YouGov survey found 62% favored ending the biannual time change. A January 2025 Gallup poll found 54% wanted daylight saving time eliminated.
Gallup also found 48% preferred making standard time permanent, while 24% supported year-round daylight saving time.

Congress has confronted the issue before.

The Senate unanimously passed an earlier version of the Sunshine Protection Act in March 2022. But the legislation ultimately stalled in the House amid disagreement over whether the United States should permanently adopt daylight saving time or standard time.

Now, with the House approving the latest measure, Trump is pressing senators to finish the job and send the legislation to his desk.