Clocks across much of the United States will fall back Sunday as daylight saving time ends, according to NBC News. The change returns the country to standard time, and it comes as Congress and states have repeatedly failed to end the twice-yearly switch.
Clocks will jump from 1:59 a.m. back to 1 a.m., so an extra hour is gained, unlike the spring change, which skips an hour, NBC News reported.
NBC’s article does not state the Sunday date explicitly. A Reddit repost of a second source gives the date as Nov. 1. That repost is a partial excerpt with no original outlet named, so the date should be checked against the original reporting.
Trump has expressed support for ending the time changes, arguing that permanent daylight saving time would reduce after-hours crime, according to NBC News. The Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, but the bill did not advance in the House, NBC reported.
Many health and sleep researchers oppose permanent daylight saving time, citing hazards of dark mornings for children going to school, according to NBC News.
Daylight saving time was established by the Standard Time Act in 1918, was repealed in 1919, and was observed from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Federal law does not allow year-round daylight saving time, so states would need Congress to pass a bill to make the change. Nineteen states have passed year-round bills or resolutions in the last seven years. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not observe daylight saving time.
Standard time stays in place until daylight saving time starts again on March 14. Daylight saving time will end next year on Nov. 7. The sources provided do not include a response from Congress or the White House on the current status of the bill.
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