For millions of Americans, daylight saving time is a twice-a-year ritual: clocks spring forward in March and fall back in November.

This twice-a-year disruption — when we move to daylight saving time in the spring, and revert to standard time in the fall — could soon become a thing of the past.

The House this week passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent in a 308-117 vote, with advocates arguing the move would increase economic activity and improve safety by adding more sunlight ...