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- Metric_Conversion_Act abstract "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 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.Executive Order 12770, which cites the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, directed departments and agencies within the executive branch of the United States Government to "take all appropriate measures within their authority" to use the metric system "as the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce."".
- Metric_Conversion_Act wikiPageExternalLink z?d094:HR08674:@@@S.
- Metric_Conversion_Act wikiPageExternalLink STATUTE-89-Pg1007.pdf.
- Metric_Conversion_Act wikiPageID "19110671".
- Metric_Conversion_Act wikiPageRevisionID "583101074".
- Metric_Conversion_Act acronym "MCA".
- Metric_Conversion_Act agreedbody "House".
- Metric_Conversion_Act agreeddate "1975-12-11".
- Metric_Conversion_Act citePublicLaw "94".
- Metric_Conversion_Act committees United_States_House_Committee_on_Science,_Space_and_Technology.
- Metric_Conversion_Act enactedBy "94".
- Metric_Conversion_Act fullname "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".
- Metric_Conversion_Act hasPhotoCollection Metric_Conversion_Act.
- Metric_Conversion_Act introducedbill "H.R. 8674".
- Metric_Conversion_Act introducedby Olin_E._Teague.
- Metric_Conversion_Act introduceddate "1975-07-16".
- Metric_Conversion_Act introducedin "House".
- Metric_Conversion_Act leghisturl z?d094:HR08674:@@@S.
- Metric_Conversion_Act name "Metric Conversion Act".
- Metric_Conversion_Act nickname "Metric Conversion Act of 1975".
- Metric_Conversion_Act passedbody "House".
- Metric_Conversion_Act passedbody "Senate".
- Metric_Conversion_Act passeddate "1975-09-05".
- Metric_Conversion_Act passeddate "1975-12-08".
- Metric_Conversion_Act passedvote "300".
- Metric_Conversion_Act signeddate "1975-12-23".
- Metric_Conversion_Act signedpresident Gerald_Ford.
- Metric_Conversion_Act subject Category:Economic_history_of_the_United_States.
- Metric_Conversion_Act subject Category:Metrication_in_the_United_States.
- Metric_Conversion_Act comment "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 non-business activities.".
- Metric_Conversion_Act label "Metric Conversion Act".
- Metric_Conversion_Act label "Metric Conversion Act".
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- Metric_Conversion_Act sameAs Q1764030.
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