Congress Set to Approve Daylight-Saving Time Extension

ongress is set to increase U.S. daylight-saving time by two months, to run from March to November, in a move to save energy, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

The measure was first approved in May as part of the House energy bill, the Journal said.

If President Bush signs the bill, the revised timeline would take effect this fall, adding an extra month to daylight-saving time, from the usual late-October change to one in late November.

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), a primary backer of the measure, said that the change would lead to less electricity consumption.