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Daylight Saving Time Ends in 2026
US clocks move back one hour on Nov 1 as Senate blocks permanent daylight saving time law.
In brief
US clocks move back one hour on Nov 1 as Senate blocks permanent daylight saving time law. Americans will turn clocks back by one hour on November 1, 2026, after the Sunshine Protection Act failed to pass the Senate despite a 301-117 House vote. Originally reported by mint.
Clocks move back one hour
Daylight saving time ends at 2 am local time on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when clocks move back to 1 am.
Sunshine Protection Act passes House
The Sunshine Protection Act passed the US House of Representatives in July by a 301-117 vote to make daylight saving time permanent.
Senate blocks permanent time change
The Sunshine Protection Act remains stalled in the Senate, the final legislative hurdle before it could reach Trump for his signature.
Trump urges Senate action
President Donald Trump called the existing time change system 'ridiculous' and urged Senate Republicans to advance the Sunshine Protection Act.
7 states skip time changes
Hawaii, most of Arizona, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands do not observe daylight saving time.
Time change continues
Most Americans will turn their clocks back on November 1, 2026, as federal law remains unchanged.
What to remember
Americans will turn clocks back by one hour on November 1, 2026, after the Sunshine Protection Act failed to pass the Senate despite a 301-117 House vote.
