Will we ever say goodbye to daylight saving time? Here is the status on twice

It’s just about time to turn our clocks back an hour. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2. Will we stop turning our clocks anytime soon?

As of now, daylight saving time is still federally mandated by the U.S. government.

States currently have the ability to opt for permanent standard time — both Arizona and Hawaii do this — but ongoing efforts aim to make constant daylight saving time an option.

Several U.S. states, including Utah, have passed bills seeking to establish year-round daylight saving time, but action is required on the federal level to make any changes possible — and efforts to squash the practice are getting blocked by Congress.

On Tuesday, a bipartisan bill that would provide states with the power to opt for permanent daylight saving time was thwarted by Congre