• Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight savings permanent in 2023 
  • Bill was led by Democratic Sheldon Whitehouse and Republican Marco Rubio
  • ‘It’s time to brighten the coldest months with an extra hour of afternoon sun’ Whitehouse wrote in a tweet 
  • Rubio said the move could help reduce crime, childhood obesity and depression 
  • The measure still needs approval from the House of Representatives and the backing of President Biden 
  • Polls have shown majority of Americans don’t want to keep changing clocks