Daylight saving time ends on November 2, 2025, as most Americans push for an end to clock changes. Polls show rising support for a single, permanent time system while Congress remains divided over the Sunshine Protection Act.

LOS ANGELES — Americans will gain an extra hour of sleep this weekend as daylight saving time (DST) ends at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2025, but the century-old practice of changing clocks twice a year continues to divide public opinion and frustrate lawmakers.

Across the country, clocks will be turned one hour back to standard time, restoring brighter mornings but shortening daylight in the evening. The system—first introduced nationwide in 1918 to conserve fuel during wartime—has long been debated for its impact on health, productivity, and energy use.

Growing call for consistency

According to a 2025 AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, only 12 percent of U.S. adults favor keeping the current system of changing clocks twice a year. Nearly half—47 percent—want it abolished, while 40 percent remain neutral. Support for a single, permanent time system cuts across party and regional lines, reflecting growing fatigue with the biannual shift.

Several states, including Florida, Texas, Washington, and California, have passed measures supporting permanent daylight saving time, pending federal authorization. Under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, states may opt out of DST and remain on standard time year-round—but they cannot make DST permanent without congressional approval.

Federal inaction on the “Sunshine Protection Act”

Efforts to end the clock changes have repeatedly stalled in Washington. The Sunshine Protection Act, first introduced in 2018 and re-filed several times since, has bipartisan sponsors in both chambers but remains bottled up in committee.

President Donald Trump recently called the twice-yearly clock change “inconvenient and costly,” reviving his 2019 proposal to make “permanent daylight” national policy. Congress, however, remains divided over whether permanent daylight or permanent standard time better serves public health and commerce.

Transportation, broadcasting, and aviation groups have urged lawmakers to preserve a uniform nationwide schedule, warning that differing state policies could disrupt travel, logistics, and programming.

Health and safety concerns

While the end of DST provides an extra hour of rest, health experts caution that even minor clock changes can disrupt circadian rhythms. Research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the National Institutes of Healthlinks the spring transition to short-term increases in traffic collisions, workplace accidents, and heart attacks.

“Our internal clocks are tuned to sunrise, not to the clock on the wall,” said Dr. Elizabeth Klug of the AASM. “Consistency matters more than which time we choose.”

Economic and lifestyle effects

Businesses that rely on evening activity – such as retail, recreation, and tourism – generally favor permanent DST for longer daylight hours after work. Agricultural and education groups tend to prefer standard time, citing darker early-morning commutes for workers and students.

In California, voters approved Proposition 7 in 2018, allowing the Legislature to petition Congress for permanent DST, but no federal action has followed. State officials say the change cannot proceed without national legislation.

Living with the clock change

Until Congress acts, the nation remains bound by the Uniform Time Act, which mandates the “spring forward” and “fall back” schedule each March and November. For now, Americans will continue adjusting their clocks—an unpopular ritual that persists mostly by default.

Reminder: Set clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night. Daylight saving time will resume on Sunday, March 8, 2026, unless federal lawmakers decide otherwise.