Overview
- Most of the United States is scheduled to end Daylight Saving Time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, turning clocks back one hour and returning to standard time.
- The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, passed the House by 301–117 in July but has not advanced in the Senate and federal law therefore remains unchanged.
- President Donald Trump has urged Senate action to end the twice‑yearly clock change, but senators including leadership say there is no clear path to a vote.
- Major sleep and circadian organizations, plus pediatric and medical groups, recommend permanent standard time because morning sunlight synchronizes biological clocks and permanent DST would shift that light into evenings.
- The U.S. tried year‑round daylight saving time in 1974 and reversed it after widespread problems with very late winter sunrises, a history that shapes current concerns about children traveling to school in darkness and proposals to shift school start times.