Will Congress ever take action on Sunshine Protection Act, ending time changes? What to know

• Bills were introduced in January in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House to make daylight saving time permanent.
• The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 seeks to make daylight saving time permanent.
• Since the bills were introduced and sent to committees, no action has been taken, although co-sponsors have been trickling in.

Will this be the year when we end the twice-annual changing of our clocks?

Bills were filed in January in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House to make daylight saving time permanent. Since then, though, no action has been taken, although co-sponsors have been trickling in.

Here's the latest on when the next time change will occur and what's happening in Congress with the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.

When is daylight saving time?

Daylight saving time in most — but not all — of the United States starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.

In 2025, daylight saving time started March 9, when we moved clocks forward one hour. It will end Nov. 2, 2025.

Daylight saving time became a national standard in 1966 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Time Act, which was established as a way to continue to conserve energy.

When does daylight saving time 2025 end and standard time start?

Daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2.

At that time, clocks will move back one hour and standard time will begin.

Spring forward, fall back: Here's when you lose or gain an extra hour of sleep

When we move our clocks forward one hour in the spring for the arrival of daylight saving time, we lose an hour of sleep. That means less light in the morning and more light in the evening.

When we move our clocks back one hour in the fall for the return of standard time, we gain an hour of sleep. It also means more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Countdown to end of daylight saving time 2025

Will daylight saving time be permanent?

Congress has been asked repeatedly since 2018 to stop the twice-annual practice of changing between daylight saving and standard time.

Florida has repeatedly filed legislation, including January of this year, to stay on daylight saving time all year.

In 2022, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent. The U.S. House of Representatives did not pass it and then-President Joe Biden did not sign it.

In December, then-President-elect Donald Trump said he aims to put an end to daylight saving time and make it standard time year-round.

'Sunshine Protection Act of 2025': Will daylight saving time become permanent?

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott introduced legislation — S. 29, known as the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 — in January 2025 to officially “lock the clock” and end the twice-yearly time change and make daylight saving time the national year-round standard across the U.S.

"I hear from Americans constantly that they are sick and tired of changing their clocks twice a year — it’s an unnecessary, decades-old practice that’s more of an annoyance to families than benefit to them. 

"I’m excited to have President Trump back in the White House and fully on board to LOCK THE CLOCK so we can get this good bill passed and make this common-sense change that will simplify and benefit the lives of American families.”

In the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan filed H.R. 139, also in January 2025, which also sought to make daylight saving time permanent across the U.S.

➤ Read the bills in their entirety: S. 29 and  H.R. 139

Has the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 been approved by Congress?

It has not.

H.R. 139 was introduced in the House on Jan. 3, 2025, by Buchanan. It was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce the same day. No other action has been taken.

S. 29 was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 7, 2025, by Scott. It was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. No other action has been taken.

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 gathering sponsors in Congress

While no further action has been taken on the bills since they were introduced in January, new sponsors continue to trickle in.

S. 29 has 18 sponsors, and H.R. 139 has 25 co-sponsors, as of July 16. Florida sponsors include:

H.R. 139:

• Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
• Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
• Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5]
• Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]
• Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]
• Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
• Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]
• Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

➤ See all House sponsors

S. 29:

• Sen. Rick Scott introduced the bill
• Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]

➤ See all Senate sponsors

What is the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025?

The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 would make daylight saving time permanent.

Can Florida or any state stay on standard time all year?

Some states would rather stay on standard time all year instead of staying on daylight saving time.

While a state needs congressional approval to stay on daylight saving time all year, staying on standard time all year only requires a state law. The state also would need to notify the U.S. Department of Transportation it will not be observing daylight saving time, the DOT said in an email.

"The state would just need to let DOT — and the rest of the world — know that they no longer observe DST, if that is the decision," the DOT said.

Some states want to stay on standard time all year

Some states would rather stay on standard time all year instead of staying on daylight saving time.

That would not require congressional approval and can be done by state law, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation."The state would just need to let DOT — and the rest of the world — know that they no longer observe DST, if that is the decision," the DOT said in an email.

What's the difference between staying on standard time or daylight saving time all year?

Daylight saving time would mean later sunrises and sunsets, which means more time for outdoor activities after work or in the evenings.

Standard time would mean earlier sunrises and sunsets, which some argue increase safety in the mornings for school children and is more in line with our biological circadian rhythms, according to savestandardtime.

"The medical and scientific communities are unified ... that permanent standard time is better for human health," said Erik Herzog, a professor of biology and neuroscience at Washington University in St. Louis and the former president of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms.

Some states don't observe daylight saving time

 Hawaii and most of Arizona — except the Navajo Reservation — do not recognize daylight saving time. They remain on standard time all year.

➤ Do all Americans observe daylight saving time? Why some states and territories don't

Is it daylight saving time or Daylight Savings Time?

It's daylight saving time, no s and no capital letters.