Chamber of Commerce and the World Golf Federation (more daylight to shop and putt), two U.S. Supporters and opponents of DST have quarreled for years. Daylight Saving Time remains quarrel for the ages territories opted out of the time-change game. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 fudged DST a little more, running it the second Sunday in March through the first Sunday in November, which is where it stands now – for the time being. Yet again, the government wasn’t done tinkering with time.
In 1986, Congress fudged DST to start it the first Sunday in April, essentially giving it an extra month. It went back to its previous incarnation.īut the government still wasn’t done tinkering with time. By October 1974 time had run out for Nixon and year-round DST. The public liked the idea at first, but support waned among drive-in theater operators who loved the nighttime and parents who sent their kids to school in the cold and dark. The Arab Oil Embargo prompted Congress and President Richard Nixon to enact year-round DST to save oil. joined other nations in implementing DST during World War I to conserve coal. DST made an encore appearance during World War II as “War Time” and was intended to conserve energy and “promote national security and defense.”īut the government wasn’t done tinkering with time. Franklin’s idea may have been tongue-in-cheek, but fast forward 134 years and the government was ready to tinker with time. The changing of clocks has been a subject of debate and rancor since 1784 when Benjamin Franklin suggested Americans get up earlier on summer mornings to save candles. More: Who observes daylight saving time and is it close to ending permanently? Here's what to know The changing times The move is not without opposition, though. Mario Rubio proposed the law and President Joe Biden, a Democrat, says he’ll sign it. The move seems to have rare bipartisan support. Senate in March passed a bill titled “The Sunshine Protection Act” to make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent beginning in 2023. Most Americans will change their clocks before bedtime Saturday to what could become the final appearance of Standard Time.
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