Metric Conversion Act

Metric Conversion Act
Metric Conversion Act
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Full title An Act to declare a national policy of coordinating the increasing use of the metric system in the United States, and to establish a United States Metric Board to coordinate the voluntary conversion to the metric system
Acronym MCA
Colloquial name(s) Metric Conversion Act of 1975
Enacted by the 94th United States Congress
Citations
Public Law 94-168
Codification
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 8674 by Olin E. Teague (R-TX) on July 16, 1975
  • Committee consideration by: House Science and Technology Committee
  • Passed the House on September 5, 1975 (300–63)
  • Passed the Senate on December 8, 1975 () with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on December 11, 1975 ()
  • Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on December 23, 1975
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The Metric Conversion Act is an Act of Congress that then–U.S. President Gerald Ford signed into law on December 23, 1975. It declared the Metric system "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in non-business activities. The Act also established the United States Metric Board with representatives from scientific, technical, and educational institutions, as well as state and local governments to plan, coordinate, and educate the American people for the Metrication of the United States.

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