Daylight Saving Time 2026: Time Change 1 Hour Nov. 1 301-117 House Vote and Senate Deadlock – 3 Things You Should Know | Today’s news
Americans will turn their clocks back one hour on Nov. 1 as Congress adjourned without passing legislation that would end the nation’s biannual time change.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 1, when the clocks move back to 1:00 a.m. The change marks a return to standard time, giving Americans an extra hour of sleep and bringing earlier sunsets and more daylight in the morning.
The proposed Sunshine Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, passed the US House of Representatives in July by a vote of 301 to 117, but remains stalled in the Senate. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on lawmakers to end the practice, but the federal law remains unchanged.
Here are 3 things you should know about the time change on November 1st in the US.
1. Clocks will go back 1 hour on November 1st
Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks move back one hour to 1:00 a.m.
The shift gives Americans an extra hour overnight and returns most of the country to standard time. It also means earlier sunsets and more daylight in the mornings as winter approaches.
Under current federal law, daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Most Americans follow this schedule, although some US states and territories do not observe daylight saving time.
2. The Sun Protection Act passed the House 301-117 but remains on hold
The Daylight Savings Act seeks to make daylight saving time permanent, eliminating the need to move clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall.
The bill passed the House of Representatives in July by a vote of 301 to 117. But it has stalled in the Senate, the final legislative hurdle before it could reach Trump for his signature.
Trump has repeatedly called on Congress to end the twice-yearly time change and maintain daylight saving time year-round.
In an Oct. 2 post on Truth Social, Trump urged Senate Republicans to advance the legislation, calling the current system “ridiculous.” He argued that changing the clocks twice a year was expensive, stressful and unpopular.
Despite his support, Congress did not enact legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. As a result, most Americans are still scheduled to turn their clocks back to November 1st.
3. 7 states and territories do not observe daylight saving time
Not every part of the United States observes daylight saving time. Several US states and territories have standard time throughout the year.
– Most of Arizona, except for the Navajo Nation
– Northern Mariana Islands
The Uniform Time Act of 1966, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, established the framework for daylight saving time in the United States. Only Congress can permanently change the federal system that changes the nation’s clocks twice a year.
The US previously experimented with permanent daylight saving time, but reversed itself after many Americans objected to the extremely late winter sunrises.
