Permanent Daylight Saving Time: Senate Has Not Voted; Clocks Fall Back Nov. 1

U.S. Capitol Building at the end of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., under a bright sky with traffic on the boulevard.

By Mike Joe WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2026. The Senate has not passed permanent daylight saving time, and Americans should still expect clocks to fall back one hour at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026, unless senators approve the Sunshine Protection Act and President Donald Trump signs it before that date. The House already voted 308–117 … Read more