NEXSTAR reports on three daylight saving time approaches considered by Congress this year

Residents will continue the traditional twice-a-year clock changes in November and March, as congressional proposals to lock in permanent daylight time, permanent standard time, or a 30-minute compromise all stalled in committee or the Senate.

• •U.S. clocks will fall back an hour on November 1 as daylight saving time ends.
• •The Sunshine Protection Act previously passed the House with President Trump's support to establish permanent daylight saving time, but the Senate adjourned without taking action.
• •Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that the Sunshine Protection Act does not have a clear path forward.
• •Several regions in Canada enacted permanent daylight saving time this year and will not set their clocks back.
• •The bipartisan Sunshine for Our Kids Act was introduced in the House in July to call for year-round standard time while allowing states the option to choose permanent daylight saving time.
• •The Sunshine for Our Kids Act was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where it remains.
• •The Daylight Act of 2026 was introduced in February to shift clocks by 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes and end the twice-a-year time change.
• •The Daylight Act of 2026 was also referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and remains there.
• •Two additional bills introduced in Congress to give states the option to observe year-round daylight saving time failed to progress out of committee.