Daylight Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced
Summary
Permanently shifts U.S. clocks by moving standard time offsets 30 minutes and ending Daylight Saving Time. This bill would amend the Calder Act by replacing several hour-offset references with half-hour-earlier offsets and by repealing the statutory provision that sets Daylight Saving Time.
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- Residents: People in affected time zones would see their standard time change by 30 minutes. For example, references to 4 hours become 3.5 hours and 5 hours become 4.5 hours.
- Workers and businesses: Employers, broadcasters, transit systems, and anyone who coordinates across time zones would need to update schedules and planning to the new half-hour offsets.
- Law and timing: The bill repeals Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act, ending Daylight Saving Time. The changes would take effect 90 days after enactment.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Change U.S. Standard Time Offsets
If enacted, the bill would amend the Calder Act to change listed standard time offsets. Most hour offsets would be reduced by half an hour (for example, 4 hours becomes 3.5 hours, 5 becomes 4.5 hours, and so on). The bill would also remove a phrase referring to an exception in the Uniform Time Act. These changes would take effect 90 days after enactment.
End federal Daylight Saving Time
If enacted, the bill would repeal the federal law that authorizes Daylight Saving Time. The repeal would take effect 90 days after enactment. People, schools, and businesses that now change clocks for DST would be affected. This could change work, travel, TV, and broadcast schedules across the country.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/17/2026
Roll Call Votes
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