House Passes Bill for Permanent Daylight Saving Time

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July with a vote of 308-117, aiming to make daylight saving time permanent. However, the bill has not progressed in the Senate, which means that clocks will revert back by one hour on Halloween weekend.

President Donald Trump has expressed support for the legislation, stating on Truth Social that it is time for people to stop worrying about the clock changes and the associated costs. Daylight saving time is observed from March to November, with clocks moving forward on the second Sunday in March and falling back on the first Sunday in November.

Daylight saving time was first introduced in the U.S. in 1918 to conserve energy, though it was repealed the following year. It was reintroduced during World War II and later standardized by the Uniform Time Act of 1966, which established a period from April to October. Some states, including Hawaii and Arizona, do not observe daylight saving time and remain on standard time year-round.

The U.S. previously experimented with year-round daylight saving time in the 1970s, a trial that was ultimately reversed due to safety concerns regarding children going to school in the dark. The duration of daylight saving time has been extended twice since 1966, first in 1987 and again in 2007.