With longer days in summer the sun naturally rises earlier and sets later, and vice versa in winter. We’ll see if representatives take it up and when. Daylight hours: sunrise and sunset times. On the other hand, a switch to permanent daylight saving hours would also cause winter sunrises to occur even later than they already do, a significant issue for locations that are just to the east of the time zone dividing lines.Īgain, the ball is in the House’s court in Washington. One of the bill’s main backers, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, says he would expect year-round daylight saving time to reduce crime with later hours of sunshine, decrease child obesity by encouraging kids to play later into the day, and put a dent in seasonal depression rates. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pointed to supporting the change but there’s been no formal debate on that side of Congress. When you check the status of the bill, you’ll see it’s been stuck in the House chamber for months. Under the plan, we spring our clocks forward in March.
Senate passed the measure to make daylight saving time permanent. However, getting there is complicated and may not even happen.Įarlier this year, the U.S. It would officially start next fall, November 2023. Is there a date when this is set to take effect? Thanks!” Steve says: “I seem to remember the Senate passing a bill making daylight saving time permanent. Then in a few months, we’ll spring ahead, perhaps for the last time. Turning our clocks back an hour to standard time. Soon enough, a little more than a month from now, we fall back. Here’s the answer to a good question about a possible change to daylight saving time.
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