An extra hour of sleep for millions of Americans.
The ending of daylight saving time means that the sun will be out earlier in the morning and the evenings will get darker sooner.MORE: How 'springing forward' for daylight saving time could cause your health to fall backDaylight saving time was initially proposed over 200 years ago as an economical suggestion to maximize daylight hours and conserve candles.Marco Rubio
, R-Fla., introduced the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, eliminating the need for Americans to change their clock twice a year. Rubio's bill passed unanimously in the Senate in March but is awaiting passage in the House of Representatives. If signed into law by President Joe Biden, permanent DST would be in effect starting next year, Rubio said.
The Department of Transportation, under an amended Uniform Time Act, allows states to exempt themselves from following DST.Not every state or U.S. territory observes DST. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and most of Arizona don't observe daylight saving time.
Eighteen states -- Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and Wyoming -- have passed legislation or resolutions to make daylight saving time permanent,In addition, voters in California voted to end daylight saving time in 2018, but the state legislature hasn't put it into effect.
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