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The United States tried daylight saving time all year. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

The United States tried daylight saving time all year. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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July 16th, 2026

The United States tried daylight saving time all year. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?

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The United States could stop changing the clock two times a year.

Estados Unidos podría dejar de cambiar el reloj dos veces al año.

A law in Congress proposes permanent daylight saving time.

Una ley en el Congreso propone el horario de verano permanente.

But the country already tried it in the 1970s and it did not work.

Pero el país ya lo intentó en los años 1970 y no funcionó.

Now the situation is different.

Ahora la situación es diferente.

More people work from home.

Más personas trabajan desde casa.

And sleep science has improved.

Y la ciencia del sueño ha mejorado.

The House of Representatives voted for permanent daylight saving time.

La Cámara de Representantes votó a favor del horario de verano permanente.

An AP-NORC poll showed that only 12% of adults support the change every six months. The poll also found that almost half of adults are against it.

Una encuesta de AP-NORC mostró que solo el 12 % de los adultos apoya el cambio cada seis meses.

Almost half of adults are against it.

Casi la mitad de los adultos se opone.

The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine want one time.

La Asociación Médica Estadounidense y la Academia Estadounidense de Medicina del Sueño quieren un solo horario.

The Senate must approve the law.

El Senado debe aprobar la ley.

President Donald Trump has said he supports it.

El presidente Donald Trump ha dicho que la apoya.

History shows that people do not like having less light in the morning in winter.

La historia muestra que a la gente tampoco le gusta tener menos luz por la mañana en invierno.

In 1973, Congress approved permanent daylight saving time as a test.

En 1973, el Congreso aprobó el horario de verano permanente como prueba.

But it lasted less than a year.

Pero duró menos de un año.

People protested.

La gente protestó.

There was fear that children would go to school in the dark.

Había miedo de que los niños fueran a la escuela en la oscuridad.

Kevin Birth is a professor of anthropology.

Kevin Birth es profesor de antropología.

He remembers that at that time, the sun rose very late during school.

Él recuerda que en esa época amanecía muy tarde durante la escuela.

If the US tries it again, Birth says it must also change the time zones.

Si EE. UU. lo intenta otra vez, Birth dice que también debe cambiar los husos horarios.

The four current zones cover a lot of land.

Las cuatro zonas actuales cubren mucho territorio.

The sunrise comes at very different times at each end.

El amanecer llega a horas muy diferentes en cada extremo.

July 16th, 2026

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