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.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    Wow I didn’t know they had worldwide internet, atomic clocks, and network time protocol servers before the railways…

    I mean sure it’s how clocks worked before the railways if you entirely ignore the technology involved!