(NEXSTAR) — An effort to end the biannual changing of the clocks in the U.S. has once again stalled out in Congress.

Earlier this year, Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Vern Buchanan, both Republicans from Florida, reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act, previously championed by now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Scott's bill received bipartisan support and a committee hearing, and even advanced out of committee. It would give the necessary federal approval to the states that have passed permanent daylight saving time legislation to begin locking their clocks, while giving other states the option to opt in or out of doing the same.

Scott and other lawmakers took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to try to advance the bill by unanimous consent, Reuters reports. This practice allows legislation t

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