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

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

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July 16th, 2026

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

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The United States can stop changing the clock.

Estados Unidos puede eliminar el cambio de reloj.

A law in Congress wants permanent summer time.

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

But the country tried it in the 1970s.

Pero el país ya lo intentó en la década de 1970.

It did not work then.

No funcionó entonces.

Now the situation is different.

Ahora el contexto es diferente.

More people work from home.

Más personas trabajan desde casa.

Sleep science has improved.

La ciencia del sueño ha avanzado.

The House of Representatives voted yes.

La Cámara de Representantes votó a favor.

It wants to make daylight saving time permanent.

Quiere hacer permanente el horario de verano.

A survey from AP-NORC showed a fact.

Una encuesta de AP-NORC mostró un dato.

Only 12 percent of adults support the twice-yearly change.

Solo el 12 % de los adultos apoya el cambio semestral.

Almost half oppose it.

Casi la mitad se opone.

The American Medical Association supports one time.

La Asociación Médica Estadounidense respalda un solo horario.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine also supports it.

La Academia Estadounidense de Medicina del Sueño también lo respalda.

The Senate must approve it.

El Senado debe aprobarlo.

President Donald Trump has shown his support.

El presidente Donald Trump ha indicado su apoyo.

History shows a problem.

La historia muestra un problema.

People do not like to live with less morning light in winter.

A la gente no le gusta vivir con menos luz matutina en invierno.

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

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

It lasted less than one year.

Duró menos de un año.

There was public protest.

Hubo protesta pública.

There was fear.

Había temor.

Children went to school in the dark.

Los niños iban 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. It was during the school day.

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

If the US tries again, Birth says something.

Si EE. UU. lo intenta de nuevo, Birth dice algo.

It must also change the time zones.

Debe cambiar también 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 distintas en cada extremo.

July 16th, 2026

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