With just three weeks until Election Day and the end of daylight saving time for 2024, the twice-annual time change will occur on Sunday, Nov. 3 when the clocks “fall back” an hour. Daylight saving time will then resume in 2025 on Sunday, March 9 when the clocks “spring forward” an hour. Despite recent attempts to end the practice of changing clocks, daylight saving time is still in effect for most U.S. states.
Daylight saving time is the period between March and November when most Americans adjust their clocks to add more daylight either in the mornings or evenings. The autumnal equinox will mark the start of the fall season on Sunday, Sept. 22. Daylight saving time began in 2024 on Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. local time.
Efforts have been made to make daylight saving time permanent, with the Sunshine Protection Act passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in 2022. However, this bill did not pass in the U.S. House of Representatives and was not signed by President Joe Biden. Some states and U.S. territories, such as Hawaii and most of Arizona, do not observe daylight saving time, while the Navajo Nation does follow it.
In conclusion, the end of daylight saving time is approaching, bringing an extra hour of sleep on Nov. 3 before the time change resumes in 2025. Despite legislative attempts to make daylight saving time permanent, the practice is still in effect for most states, while some areas choose not to observe it.
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