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Do We Change Clocks This Weekend? When Daylight Saving Time Ends
The change restores an hour of sleep for most Americans while a House-passed bill to make daylight saving time permanent awaits Senate action.
- Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, when millions of Americans will "fall back" one hour to return to standard time.
- Congress standardized the practice in 1966 via the Uniform Time Act, following energy-conservation efforts during World War I and World War II when countries adjusted clocks to optimize daylight hours.
- When clocks move backward from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, that hour effectively happens twice, creating a 25-hour day. Residents should manually adjust non-connected clocks before going to bed Saturday night, as smartphones update automatically.
- Although the U.S. House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July by a 308-117 vote, the legislation has not cleared the Senate, meaning the twice-yearly time change will continue this weekend.
- Daylight saving time is set to return on March 14, 2027, as debate continues over permanent adoption. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has opposed the measure, warning that "once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter," Congress abandoned permanent time changes.
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