Daylight Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill would end the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Instead of switching between "Standard Time" and "Daylight Saving Time," the United States would stay on one permanent time all year long.
• The plan would move every time zone in the country by 30 minutes. This creates a permanent "middle ground" between the current summer and winter times, rather than picking one or the other.
• If this becomes law, the changes would take effect 90 days later. This would give schools, airlines, and tech companies a few months to prepare for the new schedules and update digital clocks.
• The goal is to stop the "spring forward" and "fall back" cycle. This could help reduce health and safety issues, like heart attacks and car accidents, that often happen when people lose an hour of sleep in the spring.

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