(NEXSTAR) – In just a week, our clocks will fall back an hour as daylight saving time comes to an end. With it will come early sunrises and sunsets, and potentially some health benefits .

If some lawmakers had their way, however, the seasonal time change could have looked a lot differently this fall.

The U.S. nearly locked its clocks on permanent daylight saving time after the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, sending it off to the Senate with support from President Trump. But the Senate adjourned without taking any action and isn’t expected back until after Election Day. (The legislation doesn’t have a “clear path forward,” though, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.)

Had the legislation taken effect, daylight saving time could have become permanent this year, and most U.S. clocks — Hawaii and most of Arizona are already on permanent standard time — would not be falling back in November.…