Daylight Saving Time 2026: What to Know and Where Trump’s Bill Stands

Daylight saving time ends this year on Sunday, November 1. At 2 a.m., clocks fall back an hour. That means an extra hour of sleep, but it also means it gets dark earlier in the afternoon. We've done this every year for a long time. But this year, things might actually change for good.

President Trump has wanted to end the clock changes for a while. Back in December 2024, he said the Republican Party would work to get rid of daylight saving time. He called it inconvenient and costly. But he hasn't always said the same thing about which time we should keep. Sometimes he's talked about keeping standard time all year. Other times he's pushed for more daylight in the evenings instead. At one point he even called the whole thing "50/50."

Right now, there's a bill in Congress called the Sunshine Protection Act. It would end the clock changes for good and make daylight saving time permanent. In July, the House passed the bill by a vote of 308 to 117. That was a win for Trump. But the bill still has to get through the Senate, and that road looks tough. This isn't the first time this has happened either. The Senate passed a similar bill back in 2022, but it never got a vote in the House, so it died.

For now, nothing is set in stone. Unless the Senate votes and the president signs something before November 1, we'll be turning our clocks back this weekend, just like always. And come March, we'll spring forward again too, whether Congress figures this out or not.

It's unbelievable how long this back and forth has gone on!