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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 fue.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: 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 fue.

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  • Primary source: The Hill
  • Published: Jul 16, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Politics
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