SAN ANGELO, TX -- Daylight saving time ends overnight. Clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, becoming 1 a.m. local standard time. Most Americans will gain an extra hour.
The twice-yearly switch continues because a renewed push to make daylight saving time permanent has stalled in Congress. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., passed the House 308-117 earlier this year but has not moved in the Senate since July.
Most of Arizona and Hawaii, along with several U.S. territories, already remain on standard time year-round, according to the Department of Transportation. The Navajo Nation in Arizona is an exception and observes daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time is set by federal law. A temporary experiment with permanent time during the 1970s oil crisis was reversed in 1974 after parents objected to children going to school in the dark.
Supporters of permanent daylight saving time, including Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., say it would help the economy and outdoor activity; opponents say more debate is still needed.
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