Daylight Act of 2026

The Daylight Act of 2026 proposes to permanently adjust American time by amending the Calder Act and eliminating daylight saving time by repealing Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966. Instead of the current practice of changing clocks twice yearly, the proposal would shift clocks forward 30 minutes from standard time and leave them there permanently. The bill also changes standard time offsets within each time zone, reducing each zone's offset from Coordinated Universal Time by half an hour. These changes would take effect 90 days after the bill is enacted into law.

The Daylight Act of 2026 would shift summer sunrises and sunsets 30 minutes earlier than current times, and winter sunrises and sunsets 30 minutes later. This measure would effectively split the difference between year-round standard time, which many scientists and sleep experts have advocated, and the Sunshine Protection Act, which would mandate year-round daylight saving time. The bill is currently under consideration by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and has not yet been voted on by the full chamber.