Americans will fall back one hour at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, ending daylight saving time and returning the country to standard time. The change provides an extra hour of sleep but results in earlier evening sunsets, while most internet-connected devices update automatically.
The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 on July 14 by a vote of 308-117, sending it to the Senate where it has yet to advance. Enactment of the bill would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
President Donald Trump supports the measure, stating that changing clocks twice a year is foolish, inconvenient, and costly. President Richard Nixon previously signed a permanent DST trial on January 6, 1974, during an oil crisis.
Darker winter mornings during that 1974 trial led to early-morning traffic accidents, including eight child deaths in Florida within a month. Public support dropped from 79% in December 1973 to 42% by February 1974, prompting Congress to end the experiment early on October 27, 1974.
Under current law, daylight saving time is scheduled to return on March 14, 2027.