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November 5, 2022—At 2 a.m. this Sunday morning, remember to turn your clocks back an hour – yes you get an extra hour of sleep – to resume standard time.

The Sunshine Protection Act, to permanently make daylight savings time the new permanent standard time effective November 5, 2023, unanimously passed by voice vote in the U.S. Senate on March 15, 2022. However, this bill has stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Frank Pallone (D), who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee that has jurisdiction over the issue, told Reuters that the House is still trying to reach a consensus on the matter.

Author: Mario Lotmore