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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.