AASM supports elimination of daylight saving time change, urges Congress to hold hearing News provided by Share this article Share this article DARIEN, Ill., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine commends federal legislators for seeking to establish a national, fixed, year-round time by eliminating seasonal time changes in the spring and fall. However, the AASM urges Congress to hold a Congressional hearing to gather more information about the potential benefits of permanent standard time before establishing permanent daylight time. On March 9, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and several Republican and Democratic colleagues announced that they have reintroduced in the U.S. Senate the Sunshine Protection Act, which Rubio previously introduced as Senate bill 670 in March 2019. Like House bill 69, introduced Jan. 4 by Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, the legislation would make daylight saving time permanent across the U.S., eliminating the biannual time changes in March and November.