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It’s happened: On Tuesday, the US Senate voted unanimously to make Daylight Saving Time permanent beginning in 2023. While in recent years various states have passed pieces of legislation that would extend Daylight Saving Time hours, this vote by the US Senate is the biggest move yet. If the legislation proceeds to the House and then the president, Americans will no longer have to change their clocks twice a year. It’s not currently clear that the House will take on the legislation at all.
… Extending daylight saving time year-round would mean later sunsets year-round.
… Note: Blogger and cartographer Andy Woodruff decided to visualize what each region of the country would experience. The goal of his maps is to show how abolishing Daylight Saving Time, extending it all year, or going with the status quo changes the number of days we have “reasonable” sunrise and sunset times.