Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, and clocks move back one hour to 1 a.m. Americans are still expected to make that change because Congress has not changed the law, even as Donald Trump pushes politicians to support year-round daylight saving time.
Trump said, "Hopefully the Senate's going to approve that one." He has backed making daylight saving time permanent, putting him at odds with the clock change that most of the United States will still make this fall.
Congress and the Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in July to make daylight saving time permanent, but the U.S. Senate has not taken the same step. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2022 passed the U.S. Senate, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune has questioned whether the measure has enough votes to pass the upper chamber. House vote on Donald Trump Daylight Saving Time
That leaves the country on the familiar schedule: daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Several states and U.S. territories stay on standard time year-round, but most clocks in most of the United States still fall back one hour on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Public opinion in January 2025
Polling shows the debate has not settled. A 2023 YouGov survey found that 62% of Americans favored eliminating the twice-yearly clock changes. In January 2025, Gallup found that 54% wanted to end daylight saving time, while 48% preferred year-round standard time and 24% favored permanent daylight saving time. John Thune on Senate votes
For readers planning around the change, the practical step is simple: set clocks back one hour before bed on Saturday night, or let connected devices adjust automatically. The political step is not simple; Congress would have to act before the country stops switching clocks twice a year, and that has not happened yet. House bill on daylight saving time
