In May, the House Energy and Commerce Committee ‌voted 48-1 in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act. The U.S. Senate voted unanimously in March 2022 to make daylight saving time permanent but the House never took up the measure in the face ​of opposition. The proposal the House will consider next week would allow states ​to opt out.

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    2 months ago

    Agreed. After living most of my life in the PNW, having summer twilight as late as 10 PM was terrible.

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      2 months ago

      Not American but living at the same latitude in Canada, the 10pm sunsets makes up for the endless dark that is winter. When spring comes, I take any sunlight that I can get

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        2 months ago

        Seattle. Twilight follows sunset for a time.