Twice a year, millions of Americans participate in one of the most pointless government traditions ever invented: stumbling around half-awake like confused raccoons while trying to remember which microwave clock they forgot to change.

And now Congress may finally be doing something about it.

House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee are preparing to advance legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide — meaning Americans would stop the biannual ritual of “springing forward” and “falling back” for good.

Honestly, it’s amazing this hasn’t happened already.

President Donald Trump has been pushing the issue for years, calling the clock-changing madness both expensive and unnecessary. In a Truth Social post last year, Trump urged Congress to “push hard for more Daylight at the end of a day,” calling the twice-yearly switch “a big inconvenience” and “A VERY COSTLY EVENT!!!”

And for once, this is one of those rare issues where ordinary Americans across the political spectrum mostly agree.

Nobody likes this.

Parents hate it because kids suddenly wake up at 4:37 a.m. like tiny caffeinated goblins. Workers hate it because productivity falls off a cliff for days. Farmers hate it. Drivers hate it. Even household pets seem personally offended by the whole thing.

The only people who appear emotionally invested in changing the clocks twice a year are the same bureaucrats who probably laminate instruction manuals for fun.

According to reports, Republicans plan to insert the language from the Sunshine Protection Act into a larger transportation funding package. The proposal would permanently keep the country on daylight saving time, meaning more sunlight later in the evening year-round.

And there’s actually a serious argument behind it.

Committee Republicans pointed to testimony showing that extra evening daylight boosts economic activity because people are more likely to shop, dine out, exercise, and participate in outdoor activities after work when it’s still light outside.

Translation: Americans are more likely to behave like functioning human beings when it doesn’t look like midnight at 5:12 p.m.

There’s also growing evidence the time changes create legitimate safety risks. Studies have shown spikes in traffic accidents, workplace injuries, and even heart attacks in the days immediately following the clock changes.

Apparently forcing 330 million sleep-deprived Americans to suddenly reset their internal body clocks overnight is not an ideal public health strategy. Who could’ve guessed?

The issue has bounced around Washington for years without going anywhere. The Senate attempted to move similar legislation last year, but Sen. Tom Cotton blocked it, arguing that balancing time zones and daylight patterns across such a large country is complicated.

And to be fair, there are real debates about whether permanent daylight saving time or permanent standard time makes more sense.

Some critics argue darker winter mornings could create problems for students commuting to school and early-morning workers. Others say Americans overwhelmingly prefer more daylight after work instead of watching the sun disappear before dinner like they’re living in a Batman origin story.

But at this point, most Americans would probably settle for Congress simply picking one system and sticking with it.

What’s interesting politically is how perfectly this issue fits Trump’s broader appeal.

It’s practical. It’s populist. It’s something ordinary Americans deal with constantly. And it’s the kind of annoying government-created problem that everyone knows is stupid, but Washington somehow never fixes.

That’s why this issue keeps surviving while so many others die quietly in committee rooms.

Because unlike most debates in Congress, this one doesn’t require Americans to decode a 4,000-page spending bill written by lobbyists and interns running on energy drinks.

People understand it instantly.

Changing the clocks twice a year is annoying. It disrupts sleep. It messes with productivity. And in 2026, it feels about as outdated as renting DVDs at Blockbuster.

Now Republicans appear ready to finally end it.

Which means there’s at least a chance Americans may soon stop losing an hour of sleep every spring for absolutely no reason whatsoever.