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Permanent Daylight Saving Time may not actually happen
Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by CNN Newsource , KVIA ABC-7
· July 22, 2026
· 4 min read
By Ellis Kim, Ted Barrett, Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — The US House voted last week in strong bipartisan fashion to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country. But it faces strong headwinds in the Senate, with one key Republican senator warning the bill won’t “see the light of day....
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Key takeaway GOP leaders will be wary of using up valuable floor time on an issue that might not overcome the 60-vote threshold it’ll need to advance.
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Category: government ·
Published: July 22, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 4 min
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What is this story about? By Ellis Kim, Ted Barrett, Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — The US House voted last week in strong bipartisan fashion to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country. But it faces strong headwinds in the Senate, with one key Republican senator warning the bill won’t “see the light of day....
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