About the bill
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The Metric Conversion Act is an Act of Congress that 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 all activities. As Ford's statement on the signing of the act emphasizes, all conversion was to be "completely voluntary." 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.
Executive Order 12770, which cites the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, directed departments and agencies within the executive branch of the United States …
History
Mar 15, 1973 | Earlier Version —Introduced This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5749 (93rd). | |
Sep 26, 1973 | Earlier Version —Introduced This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 10576 (93rd). | |
Oct 18, 1973 | Earlier Version —Introduced This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 11035 (93rd). | |
Jul 16, 1975 | Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. | |
Sep 5, 1975 | Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. | |
Sep 5, 1975 | Rules Change —Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 693 (94th). | |
Dec 8, 1975 | Passed Senate with Changes (back to House) The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. | |
Dec 11, 1975 | House Agreed to Changes The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. | |
Dec 23, 1975 | Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law. |
H.R. 8674 (94th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 8674. This is the one from the 94th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 94th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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