The U.S. House of Representatives, in a rare 309-117 bipartisan vote passed the Sunshine Protection Act to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent and eliminate standard time. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is inconvenient and very costly to our Nation.” This sentiment was particularly strong in northernmost states where winter sunrises can come well after 9 AM using DST. There is a collective drive for permanent standard time (in the U.S. and Canada) to make standard time permanent. In conclusion, if permanent DST becomes law, legislators supporting it had better be prepared for the public backlash each winter.