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Many Americans slept an extra hour this morning due to the country’s return to daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time officially ended at 2 a.m. on Sunday, returning most of the country to standard time. For the most part, the change happened automatically on their smartphones, meaning that when they woke up this morning, they had the correct time. But the change also means a difference in the time interval between parts of the country.
All but two states, Hawaii and Arizona (except the Navajo Nation), observe daylight saving time. So, for residents of 48 states, the clocks moved back one hour on Sunday. This means that the time difference between New York and Phoenix fell from three hours on Saturday to two hours on Sunday.
On Saturday, the time difference between New York and Honolulu was six hours. That decreased to a difference of five hours on Sunday.
Since Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles are all states that observe Daylight Saving Time, there is no change in the time difference between New York and these cities. On Sunday, there is still no time difference between New York and Atlanta, one hour behind Chicago and three hours behind Los Angeles.
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States can choose not to advance the clocks in the spring to stay on daylight saving time all year round. States don’t have the option to stay on daylight saving time, although some lawmakers are hoping to change that.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has repeatedly introduced bills to make daylight saving time permanent, citing the benefits of having the extra hour of daylight. Rubio’s most recent attempt brought together bipartisan co-sponsors, including Democratic Senators Ron Wyden, Ed Markey and Sheldon Whitehouse.
“Changing the clock twice a year is outdated and unnecessary,” Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, said in a statement Thursday.
“We need to give Florida families more sun, not less! ” He continued. “I am proud to lead this bipartisan legislation with Senator Rubio which brings much needed change and benefits so many people in Florida and across the country. It is time for Congress to act, and we can start by passing this law through. by the US Senate. well done today. “
In 2018, Scott signed a law that would allow Florida to remain on daylight saving time all year round. Other states have adopted similar measures, but without Congressional action to change the Uniform Time Act, it is little more than a gesture of support.
So, without Congressional action, much of America will stay on daylight saving time until March, when the clocks move forward one hour for the return to daylight saving time.
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