What to know

• The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this past summer that would make daylight saving time (DST) permanent in the United States—meaning there would be no turning back the clocks each fall. Nineteen states, including Washington, have already preappro...S1
• In July 2026, the U.S. House passed legislation to make daylight saving time (DST) permanent. But a new analysis of the consequences of the Sunshine Protection Act, reported in the journal Current Biology on Oct. 29, finds that this legislation would have seri...S2