Depriving Americans of an Hour of SleepThis Sunday, Americans will lose an hour of sleep due to the start of daylight saving time. Sunshine Protection NationwideSen. Marco Rubio from Florida presented a Senate bill on March 1 that proposes daylight saving time becomes permanent nationwide. This bill allows individual states to switch to permanent daylight saving time without requiring congressional approval, which many lawmakers already find a hindrance. The Origins of Daylight Saving TimeThe US introduced daylight saving time during World War I to save energy during the evenings when people were using more lights. In 2021, the Alabama legislature passed a bill making daylight saving time permanent.

Source: Forbes March 11, 2023 22:15 UTC