The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is holding a hearing considering making daylight saving time permanent.

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and is titled, “If I Could Turn Back Time: Should We Lock The Clock?”

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The hearing comes as support for making the policy permanent has grown, with Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) among the lawmakers pushing to pass the Sunshine Protection Act,  which would “make Daylight Saving Time the national year-round standard.”

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“The antiquated tradition of changing our clocks has a very real impact on Americans’ businesses, health, and happiness, particularly for parents of young children,” committee chairman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said. “People on both sides of the aisle have supported previous legislative efforts to ‘lock the clock,’ and understanding the implications of the time change is a priority for me as Chairman. I’m looking forward to a thoughtful discussion on the benefits and challenges to sticking with one national method for keeping time.”