The U.S. has had a back-and-forth relationship with daylight saving time, and another chapter is apparently set to unfold on Thursday.

The Senate Commerce Committee took up the issue, which has bedeviled lawmakers for years - but it made no major progress, either.

For years, Congress has tried to put a lock on the clock, get rid of seasonal time change and decide whether to make daylight saving time or standard time permanent. A Senate committee hearing Thursday didn't decide.