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Daylight saving time ends on Nov. Daylight Act Earlier this year, Rep. This is an unpopular, outdated practice that does nothing but confuse our schedules. Eliminating daylight saving time Several studies have linked changing the clocks twice a year to issues like heart problems, depression, negative effects on sleep and car crashes, the Deseret News reported. Adeel Rishi said in a statement, according to Democrat and Chronicle.

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It is daylight saving time. The Department of Transportation oversees daylight saving time, a federal mandate under the Uniform Time Act of The agency cites many reasons for daylight saving time, including energy reduction and reduced crime. Not every state follows daylight saving time, however. Hawaii and most of Arizona opt out. Indiana did not observe DST until Because the state had two time zones, some of its counties changed their clocks in the fall and in the spring and some didn't.

Because time zones were difficult to keep track of, a bill was passed in to unify the practice throughout the state. But the law was controversial, and it made the governor at the time, Mitch Daniels, unpopular. Historically, there were no uniform rules for DST from to This caused widespread confusion, especially in transport and broadcasting. Following the oil embargo, the US Congress extended the DST period to 10 months in and 8 months in , in an effort to save energy.

From to , the country observed DST for about 7 months each year. Sign in. Next change:.