Will Daylight Saving Time Become Permanent? Sunshine Protection Act Status

As of the latest update to this page, daylight saving time still ends on schedule — Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 AM local time, when clocks fall back an hour. No law has changed the twice-a-year clock change, so nothing is different this autumn.

The reason people keep asking is the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent and end the switching. It has advanced further in 2026 than in previous years, which is why it's back in the news — but advancing is not the same as becoming law.

The US House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July 2026 by a wide margin of 308 to 117, with backing from President Trump, who publicly urged Congress to pass it. That House vote is the furthest the measure has ever gotten on that side of Congress.

The bill then moved to the Senate, where its path is genuinely uncertain. Several senators from both parties have raised objections, at least one has asked Senate leadership not to bring it to a floor vote, and Senate leadership has signaled no rush. No Senate vote has been scheduled, and until both chambers pass identical text and the president signs it, the current clock-changing schedule stays in force.

This has happened before: the Senate passed a version of the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, only for it to stall in the House. In 2026 the chambers have effectively swapped roles — the House has acted and the Senate has not.

The bill would make daylight saving time — the later-sunset schedule the country uses from March to November — permanent year-round, so clocks would simply stop falling back each autumn. It would not be the same as permanent standard time, which some sleep scientists argue for instead; the two proposals move the clock in opposite directions, which is part of why consensus has been hard to reach.

Any change would also not take effect immediately. Past versions of the bill included a delayed start date to give transportation, broadcast, and scheduling systems time to adjust, so even swift passage would not affect the very next clock change.

Plan for the change to happen as usual: set reminders for November 1, 2026, and expect an extra hour of sleep and earlier sunsets afterward. If the law changes, this page will be updated to reflect it.

You can always confirm the current, live status on our fall-back and DST date guides, which are computed directly from the time-zone rules currently in effect rather than from proposed legislation.