The annual tradition of setting your clocks back one hour in November may be coming to an end soon.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- The annual tradition of setting your clocks back one hour in November may be coming to an end soon.
On March 15 the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent across the country. The legislation, if enacted, would negate the need for Americans to change their clocks twice a year.
If passed by the House and signed into law by President Joe Biden, the Sunshine Protection Act would apply to those states who currently participate in DST, which most states observe for eight months out of the year. Standard Time, from November to March, is only observed for four months out of the year.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act on March 9 along with seven other senators from both political parties.
“Just this past weekend, we all went through that biannual ritual of changing the clock back and forth, and the disruption that comes with it,” said Rubio on the floor of the Senate. “And one has to ask themselves after a while, ‘Why do we keep doing it? Why are we doing this?’”
“I'm hoping that after today, this will go over to the House of Representatives, and they'll act quickly on it,” continued Rubio. “I know this is not the most important issue confronting America, but it's one of those issues where there's a lot of agreement. I think a lot of people wonder why it took so long to get here.”
The bill would make DST permanent starting into November 2023. Sen. Rubio explained the reason behind that delay was due to airlines and other transportation services having already built out schedules based on the existing timeline, and that they needed a few months to make the adjustment.
