The time change in the U.S. this weekend is a problem, and there's no consensus on how to fix it

"Since 2018, 19 states - including much of the South and a block of states in the northwestern U.S. - have adopted laws calling for a move to permanent daylight saving time. There's a catch: Congress would need to pass a law to allow states to go to full-time daylight saving time, something that was in place nationwide during World War II and for an unpopular, brief stint in 1974."

"Want to make daylight saving time permanent? That would mean the sun rises around 9 a.m. in Detroit for a while during the winter. Prefer staying on standard time year round? That would mean the sun would be up at 4:11 a.m. in Seattle in June. "There's no law we can pass to move the sun to our will," said Jay Pea, the president of Save Standard Time."

"U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from Alabama who introduces such a bill every term, said the airline industry, which doesn't want the scheduling complexity a change would bring, has been a factor in persuading lawmakers not to take it up."

Daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2 a.m., creating a 23-hour day that disrupts sleep schedules and early morning routines. Although polls show most Americans dislike the twice-yearly clock changes, political efforts to establish permanent time have stalled due to divided opinions on consequences. Nineteen states have passed laws supporting permanent daylight saving time since 2018, but Congress must authorize this change. The Senate passed a 2022 bill for permanent daylight saving time, but the House has not voted on similar legislation. Industry concerns, particularly from airlines worried about scheduling complexity, have influenced lawmakers' reluctance to act. Alternative proposals, such as a 30-minute compromise between standard and daylight saving time, have emerged.

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