Modern time began in 1883: Railroads gave us Standard Time. 35 years later, Congress gave us DST
Just what time that sun’ll come out is up to Congress.
Having balanced the budget, passed the SAVE Act and restricted insider trading by congressmen and congressional staffers, members of the House and the Senate are debating time itself. The issue is whether we should go to year-round daylight savings time, year-round standard time or just leave the whole thing alone and keep changing our clocks twice a year.