Overview
- Clocks jump forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2026, and return to standard time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.
- A newly introduced Daylight Act of 2026 proposes a one-time 30‑minute shift to create a permanent national time, though it has seen no action beyond referral to committee.
- Efforts to make daylight saving time permanent remain stuck after the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022 and a 2025 push failed to advance in the House.
- Texas’s 2025 “Texas Time” law to adopt year‑round daylight saving time cannot take effect unless Congress permits permanent DST, a hurdle shared by other states considering similar moves.
- Most smartphones and connected devices will update automatically for the time change, while analog clocks and many household appliances must be set manually.