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Thune Says No Clear Path Forward for Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill in Senate

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an Oct. 5 interview there is no clear path forward for the Sunshine Protection Act, with the House-passed bill stalled amid Republican safety concerns about dark winter mornings, according to USA Today.

By admin Oct. 6, 2026 · 6:41 PM ET 1 min read

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said there is no clear path forward in the Senate for legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent, according to USA Today.

Thune made the remarks in an Oct. 5 interview with Politico, according to USA Today. He said conversations about the bill are continuing but that no consensus has formed, according to USA Today.

House action, Senate disagreement

The House voted in July to allow states to adopt year-round daylight saving time, but the measure has stalled in the Senate, according to USA Today. Sen. Tom Cotton has been among the leading opponents of the Sunshine Protection Act, arguing in earlier Senate remarks that permanent daylight saving time would leave many Americans commuting and traveling to school in winter darkness, according to USA Today.

Thune told Politico that opposition among Senate Republicans extends beyond Cotton, according to USA Today. Sen. Roger Wicker raised similar safety concerns on Oct. 5 about children boarding school buses in early morning darkness in northern and rural states, according to USA Today. Thune has opposed earlier efforts to make daylight saving time permanent and said geography shapes many lawmakers’ views on the issue, according to USA Today.

President Donald Trump has supported making daylight saving time permanent and recently criticized Cotton’s opposition, according to USA Today. Without Senate action, clocks are set to fall back on Nov. 1 under the current schedule.

Reporting based on coverage by USA Today.

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