US tried permanent daylight saving time once before. It didn't last
The U.S. previously tried to incorporate permanent daylight saving time for a trial period from between 1974 and 1975. The experiment occurred under former President Nixon, who signed the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act into law in an effort to conserve fuel following the Arab oil embargo in 1973. However, the measure was...
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Published: 16 July 2026
Source: The Hill Technology
Category: News
Topics: Regulation · Environment
Retrieved: 17 July 2026
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