President-elect Donald Trump has reignited the argument on DST, which has been ongoing for decades. He called it "inconvenient," "very costly to our nation," and stated that the Republican Party will prohibit it, a move supported by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Why It Matters A 2022 YouGov poll found that nearly two-thirds of 1,000 U.S. adults wished to cease time changes. However, 53% wanted to keep DST, while 32% favored normal time.
The American Medical Association and American Academy of Sleep Medicine have recommended eliminating time changes and returning to standard time to better match with the sun and human biology.
Congress must agree to eliminate the time change. All bipartisan bill attempts have failed.
In 2022, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to permanently extend DST, but the House killed it.
Another similar bill failed in 2023. What's DST? Setting clocks forward by one hour during the warmer months extends evening daylight and reduces the demand for artificial lighting.
Many nations use it. DST starts on the second Sunday in March and finishes on the first Sunday in November in the U.S.
Ending DST would eliminate biannual clock adjustments and keep standard time (winter time) year-round, starting sunrises and sunsets earlier.
Ending DST would eliminate biannual clock adjustments and keep standard time (winter time) year-round, starting sunrises and sunsets earlier.