President Trump urges Senate action on House-approved bill to make daylight saving time permanent

President Donald Trump is urging the Senate to move forward on a House-approved bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, a move intended to eliminate the twice-yearly clock-changing practice, The Washington Times reported on Aug. 16, 2026.

According to the report, Trump’s push would shift the decision to the Senate, where the legislation would require additional procedural steps and a final vote before it could move to the president for signature, if enacted.

Daylight saving time now requires Americans in most jurisdictions to adjust clocks each spring and fall, a system that has long been the subject of periodic federal legislative proposals. Under the approach described by The Washington Times, the proposal would keep clock time aligned year-round with what is currently used during daylight saving months.

The report frames the effort as an attempt to reduce recurring disruptions associated with the seasonal time changes, rather than altering other timekeeping regimes in a piecemeal way. The practical effect described in the coverage is that the Senate would consider making daylight saving time the permanent standard.

With verification not available in the materials provided for this story, Apex Times cannot confirm the bill number, committee routing, or the current status of the Senate calendar based on official legislative records. The only confirmed elements for publication here are that the measure is described as House-approved and that the White House is seeking Senate consideration, as reported by The Washington Times.

If the Senate takes up the legislation, the bill’s path would depend on standard chamber processes, including whether leadership schedules debate and what amendments, if any, are offered. After Senate action, the bill would still require final passage in accordance with whatever steps are applicable before it could be presented to President Trump.

Opponents and supporters of permanent daylight saving time have historically differed on questions such as public safety impacts, effects on energy use, and how a uniform national policy interacts with local and regional needs, but those views were not enumerated in the available packet. The next concrete milestone would be whether the Senate agrees to consider the measure.

A final outcome will hinge on whether Senate leadership brings the bill to the floor and whether members can reach the votes needed for passage, following the House’s approval described in the report.