The House of Representatives has passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States, potentially ending the practice of changing clocks twice a year.

Impact on Ohio

The bill would keep the country on the current time schedule, where the sun rises and sets later in the day. For Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati region, in January in the middle of winter, the sun wouldn’t rise until around 9 a.m. and sunsets would then be closer to 6:30 p.m.

Supporters of the bill say it would save Americans from having to change their clocks, which they argue can lead to seasonal depression and sleep issues. However, others have expressed concerns about potential economic impacts, particularly for farmers who would have to deal with later sunrises.

Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.