now to Daylight Saving Time most of us spring forward this weekend but the battle over making it permanent appears to be going nowhere Philip off is here with more bring on the sunshine fil I I know you are more excited than any morning anchor I have ever seen about this particular time of the day this morning as Americans get ready to spring our clocks forward the battle over Daylight Saving Time intensifies 19 states have now passed legislation to abolish clock changes but they can't take effect until Congress approves a federal bill in 2022 the US Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent but the house never took it up and since then it has been stalled so proponents of daylight saving time say it gives families an extra hour of sunshine J in the evenings potentially adding to their productivity and time spent outside it also apparently makes Smiles bigger opponents though argue the Lost hour of sleep hurts Americans health and uh brighter evenings mean later bedtime so until there is a change made at the federal level you will need to Spring Forward tonight at 2 a.m. or Orly tomorrow morning 2: a.m. turn your clocks to 3:00 a.m. losing an hour of sleep gaining some extra light the gaining extra light part Jana likes the rest of us who work morning shows Collective sigh I hear in the studio because we lose an hour of sleep guys I know once you get past the Sleep feel so good you're so hope you are a ray of sunshine this morning I love that extra hour thank you Phil appreciate it hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel if you'd like to get more videos show highlights and watch live event coverage click on the right over here to subscribe to our Channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts thanks for watching