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The US tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

The US tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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July 16th, 2026

The US tried permanent daylight saving time before. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent.

米国下院は、夏時間を恒久化する法案圧倒的多数で可決しました

The Senate must still pass it before it can become law.

上院まだ可決しなければ法律にはなりません

President Donald Trump has indicated support.

ドナルド・トランプ大統領支持示しています

The bill would end the twice-yearly clock change in spring and fall.

この法案は、春と秋年2回の時計変更なくすものです

An AP-NORC poll last year found only 12% of American adults favored the current system.

昨年AP-NORCの世論調査では米国の成人わずか12%現在の制度支持していました

Almost half opposed it.

ほぼ半数これに反対しました

Proponents of a single time include the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

単一の時間帯支持者には、アメリカ医師会アメリカ睡眠医学会含まれます

America tried permanent daylight saving time before, in the 1970s.

米国1970年代に恒久的な夏時間試したことがある

Congress passed a law in 1973 for a trial from January 1974 to April 1975.

連邦議会1973年に法律を可決し1974年1月から1975年4月まで試験的に実施した。

It lasted only until October 1974, when public outcry led to its repeal.

この法律1974年10月までしか続かず国民の抗議で廃止された

A major concern was that schoolchildren would have to go to school in darkness.

大きな懸念学童暗闇の中で学校に行かなければならないことだった。

Kevin Birth, a professor at Queens College, remembers the experience vividly.

クイーンズカレッジの教授ケビン・バースは、その経験を鮮明に覚えています

He said it was "pitch black" into the school day.

彼は学校の時間になっても真っ暗だった」と述べました

Birth said more than just clocks must change if the U.S. tries again.

バース氏は米国が再び試みるなら時計だけでなくもっと変える必要がある述べました

The current four time zones would need adaptation, as sunrise times vary greatly within each zone.

現在の四つのタイムゾーン適応が必要です。なぜなら、各ゾーン内で日の出の時間が大きく異なるからです。

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