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Standard vs. Daylight saving time: Search ZIP code to see change
WESH • • general
Key Points:
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July with a 308-117 vote, aiming to make daylight saving time permanent year-round, but the bill has stalled in the Senate.
- Making daylight saving time permanent would keep clocks on the "spring forward" time from March to November throughout the entire year, eliminating the biannual clock changes.
- President Donald Trump has expressed support for permanent daylight saving time, citing the inconvenience and costs associated with changing clocks twice a year.
- Daylight saving time was first introduced in 1918, has undergone various changes and trials since, including a failed year-round trial in the 1970s due to safety concerns, and currently runs from March to November in most U.S. states except Hawaii and most of Arizona.
- The duration of daylight saving time has been extended twice since 1966, once in 1987 and again in 2007, reflecting ongoing adjustments to the practice.
