Earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio reintroduced legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, proposing an end to the bi-annual clock change that disrupts the lives of millions of Americans.
The Sunshine Protection Act passed unanimously in the Senate last year, but the bill stalled in the House. Sen. Rubio reintroduced the bill in the Senate on March 2 to try to end what he called an “antiquated practice.”
“This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid. Locking the clock has overwhelming bipartisan and popular support. This Congress, I hope that we can finally get this done,” Rubio said in a press release on March 2.
As Daylight Saving approaches again on Sunday, March, 12 at 2 a.m., it will bring an additional hour of daylight in the afternoon, but people will lose an hour of sleep when the clocks “spring forward.’
Experts say ending the practice has potential benefits, including decreased risk for cardiac problems and stroke.
Here’s what to know about the future of Daylight Saving Time.
Some Facts The Plain Truth has shared regarding Daylight Savings Time Change:
Daylight saving time 2023 begins at 2 am local time on Sunday.
- Daylight saving time announces its entrance at 2 am local time Sunday for most of the country, and clocks will spring one hour ahead
- Standard time will hibernate until November 6, when clocks will fall back an hour
- It will stay lighter for longer into the evening but the sun will rise later in the morning than it has during the months of standard time
- Remember to set clocks an hour ahead, usually before bed Saturday night
- No time change is observed in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Marianas
- 200 years ago, DST was presented as an economical suggestion to maximize daylight hours and conserve candles before the advent of electricity
- Roughly 100 years later, the Germans were the first to officially adopt the light-extending system in 1915 as a fuel-saving measure during World War I
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