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Metric Conversion Act

The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 is an Act of Congress that was signed into law by U.S. President Gerald Ford 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…

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MCA
Effective
December 23, 1975
Enacted by
the 94th United States Congress
Long 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…
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Metric Conversion Act of 1975
Public law
94-168

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Metric Conversion Act

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related to External links · 5
Metric Conversion Act → Conversion Act, GPO Statute Compilations, Large, PDF/details, US Statutes
Acronyms .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(colloquial) · 1
Metric Conversion Act → MCA
Effective · 1
Metric Conversion Act → December 23, 1975
Enacted by · 1
Metric Conversion Act → the 94th United States Congress
Long title · 1
Metric Conversion Act → 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…
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Metric Conversion Act → Metric Conversion Act of 1975
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Metric Conversion Act → 94-168
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Metric Conversion Act → 89 Stat. 1007
Titles amended · 1
Metric Conversion Act → 15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
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Metric Conversion Act → 15 U.S.C. ch. 6, subch. II § 205a et seq.

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Metric Conversion ActEffectiveDecember 23, 19751.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActEnacted bythe 94th United States Congress1.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActLong titleAn 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…1.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActNicknamesMetric Conversion Act of 19751.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActPublic law94-1681.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActStatutes at Large89 Stat. 10071.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActTitles amended15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade1.00infobox
Metric Conversion ActU.S.C. sections created15 U.S.C. ch. 6, subch. II § 205a et seq.1.00infobox
Metric Conversion Actrelated to External linksPDF/details0.60section
Metric Conversion Actrelated to External linksGPO Statute Compilations0.60section
Metric Conversion Actrelated to External linksConversion Act0.60section

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