Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Centre
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
65/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The House on Tuesday voted to make
permanent nationwide, amid a yearslong push to end the twice-annual clock changes.
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House → vote → changes
The bill, titled the Sunshine Protection Act, passed in a 308 to 117 vote.
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bill → title → vote
In addition to keeping clocks shifted one hour ahead, which happens in the spring, the measure would allow states to use standard time if an exemption is in effect before the federal law is enacted.
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law → keep → effect
Hawaii and most of Arizona currently use standard time year-round.
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Hawaii → use → time
"I don't really know anybody who wants to change the clock anymore," said Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey on Monday as the House Rules Committee considered the measure.
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Committee → know → measure
GOP Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, who introduced the bill, said Tuesday the clock changes
"for no good reason.
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clock → introduce → reason
"Proponents of the bill argue the change would have positive impacts on sleep schedules, people's health and the economy, and would allow Americans to have more daylight hours in the evening throughout the year.
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Americans → argue → year
Its critics say extended darkness in the morning hours of winter would have negative effects on health and safety.
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darkness → say → health
The bill now heads to the Senate, where
.
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bill → head → Senate
The Senate adopted a similar measure in 2022, but it was never taken up in the House.
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it → adopt → House
Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, who spearheaded prior efforts in the upper chamber to make daylight saving time permanent, called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to "bring this bill to a vote as soon as possible.
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time → spearhead → vote
Trump's position on the issue has changed over the years.
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position → change → years
He has called both for daylight saving time to be eliminated and for it to be made permanent.
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it → call → ?
In May, when the bill advanced out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Mr. Trump said he would sign it into law if it makes it to his desk.
uncertain
it → advance → desk
On Wednesday morning, he called the passage of the bill "Great News for America!"
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he → call → America
Congress enacted daylight saving time in 1918 to add additional daylight hours and help conserve energy during World War I. It was implemented again during World War II.
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It → enact → II
In 1973, Congress briefly made daylight saving time permanent, but reversed course just months later after public opinion soured on the experiment.
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opinion → make → experiment
The current practice of starting daylight saving time on the second Sunday in March and ending it on the first Sunday in November was enacted under President George W. Bush.
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practice → start → Bush
"Permanent daylight savings time was repealed within a year because it didn't work," Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania said Monday during the Rules Committee meeting.
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Scanlon → repeal → meeting
"We all enjoy the extra hour or so of sunlight in the summer, but when people are considering this, they need to consider the extra hours of darkness in the winter."
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they → enjoy → winter
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