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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.

美國眾議院以壓倒性票數通過一項法案將日光節約時間永久化

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

參議院仍需通過該法案它才能成為法律

President Donald Trump has indicated support.

唐納·川普總統已表示支持

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

該法案將終止每年春季和秋季的兩次時鐘調整。

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

去年一項AP-NORC民調發現僅有12%美國成年人支持現行制度

Almost half opposed it.

將近一半的人反對

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

支持單一時間的人包括美國醫學會美國睡眠醫學會

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

美國在1970年代曾經嘗試過永久夏令時間

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

國會在1973年通過一項法律試行期從1974年1月到1975年4月

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

這項措施只持續到1974年10月公眾的抗議導致它被廢除

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

一個主要的擔憂學童將不得不在黑暗中上學

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

皇后學院的教授凱文·伯斯對那次經驗記憶猶新

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

他說上課時間「一片漆黑」

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

伯斯表示如果美國再次嘗試改變的不只是時鐘

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

現有的四個時區需要調整因為每個時區內的日出時間差異很大

July 16th, 2026

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