{"id":6134,"date":"2026-07-16T10:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6134"},"modified":"2026-07-16T10:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:04:21","slug":"house-votes-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-what-it-means-for-farmers-and-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6134","title":{"rendered":"House votes to make daylight saving time permanent: What it means for farmers and public health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) \u2014 Americans are now one step closer to never having to switch their clocks again.\u00a0And we found local farm families talking about it. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6132\">Crash slows traffic, closes lanes on I-40 West in Raleigh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really see that it would impact us as farmers. I think we enjoy the longer days because we can do more and plant more,\u201d said Lisa Penny of Penny\u2019s Produce. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Penny says her husband\u2019s family, Penny\u2019s Produce, is a 4th generation farm family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would be an easy transition for us to go into the winter,\u201d said Penny\u2019s Produce Lori Bradshaw. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the House voted 308-117 to make daylight saving time permanent, meaning daylight would appear later in the mornings and remain later in the evenings. Though the bill has bipartisan support, there\u2019s also healthy opposition from both sides. Roughly two dozen Republicans and nearly 100 Democrats voted against it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people are asking Congress, please standardize this and give us more light and opportunity,\u201d said Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas). \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly morning light is an important environmental cue to set our body\u2019s internal clocks and promote alertness. And dim evening light tells our bodies that it is time to sleep. Permanent standard time is a healthier choice,\u201d said Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Penn.)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6130\">UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some physicians point to a law passed in the 1970s. It made daylight saving time run year-round and was reversed less than a year later. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this passes in the Senate, it\u2019s going to really negatively impact the health of Americans in a significant manner. Mornings are really dark, so in 1974, children got killed waiting at bus stops, especially in Midwestern states,\u201d said Sleep Medicine Specialist Dr. Anuj Chandra. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sleep Medicine Specialist Dr. Anuj Chandra of the Advanced Center for Sleep Disorders in Chattanooga says many medical experts are advocating for a permanent standard time that aligns with natural sun cycles to reduce health risks. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we lose an hour, it increases accidents, industrial accidents, heart attacks, strokes; this is well documented,\u201d said Dr. Chandra. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The bill now heads to the Senate \u2014 where it faces an uncertain future, needing 60 votes to pass. The statute includes an opt-out provision for states that do not wish to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6128\">Dangerous heat returning to central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans are now one step closer to never having to switch their clocks again.\u00a0And we found local farm families talking about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>House votes to make daylight saving time permanent: What it means for farmers and public health - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=6134\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"House votes to make daylight saving time permanent: What it means for farmers and public health - 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