It’s Time to ‘Spring Forward’—What to Know About the Debate Around Daylight Savings

The debate between Standard and Daylight Saving Time rages as experts weigh the health threats.

A clock behind a smartphone showing the time after daylight saving time was implemented in Los Angeles on March 15, 2022. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images

Americans will again change their clocks on March 9, setting them one hour ahead to observe Daylight Saving Time in a yearly cyclical pattern that experts say leads to more car accidents, heart attacks, and strokes.

Efforts are underway to stop this process. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is touting a bipartisan effort known as the “Sunshine Protection Act,” which would make Daylight Saving Time the national year-round standard.