The U.S. Metric System (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
April 26, 1971 |
| Report Number |
71-123 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Claire Riley Geier |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Today-the average American citizen weighs himself in pounds,
measures himself in inches, expresses distance in terms of feet,
yards and miles and consumes liquids in quantities of pints, quarts
-and gallons. In the not too distant future we may find ourselves
expressing units of weight, distance, volume etc. in grams, meters
and liters or derivatives thereof. Whether or not this change occurs
depends upon the Congress which has the power to fix and regulate
standards and systems of measurement for the country.
This monograph examines United States possible conversion to the
metric system as a pending matter of national legislation and sumrarizes
the salient facts and happenings to date.
