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Your questions: Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure

Compiled Oct 29

Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure
Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure · Photo: The Associated Press

Will the Senate ever schedule a vote on the House-passed bill?

The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.

How will Trump respond if the bill continues to stall?

The reporting doesn’t answer this yet.

Would any version of the bill gain enough Republican support to pass?

Several other Republicans, particularly from Northern states, also oppose the change because it would mean much later sunrises.

What federal approval process would be needed for states like Florida to adopt year-round daylight saving time?

The Senate is unlikely to act before the end of the year on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.

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