||| FROM USA TODAY |||
It’s that time of the year when 2 a.m. becomes 3 a.m. in the matter of a second.
Daylight saving time strikes this weekend, meaning most Americans will lose an hour asleep as we “spring forward.” The twice-annual time changes, one in the spring and the other in the fall, have long frustrated Americans since it begun in 1918.
Recent bills that would make daylight saving time the national year-round standard have languished in committee after being introduced in January. Officials have vowed to put an end to the procedure, including President Donald Trump, who said in a Truth Social post in December that “the Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time.”
However since resuming office for his second term in January, the president has not issued any executive orders on the issue. Congress, which has a narrow GOP majority, has also not shown a major push on the issue.
The White House has not responded to USA TODAY’s request for comment on the matter.
Here’s what to know about the status of daylight saving time.
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