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HR 3766 103th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Federal aid highway program Government Operations and Politics Interstate highway system Metric system Roads and highways Science, Technology, Communications Signs and signboards

To prohibit any Federal department or agency from requiring any State, or political subdivision thereof, to convert highway signs to metric units.

Introduced: May 24, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1994
See H.R.4385.
Feb 14, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 3, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E111)
Feb 2, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Feb 2, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Department of Transportation or any other Federal department, agency, or instrumentality from requiring any State or political subdivision to convert highway signs to metric units.

What's happening now May 12, 1994

See H.R.4385.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1819 Identical bill A bill to prohibit any Federal department or agency from requiring any State, or political subdivision thereof, to conv…
  • HR 4385 Procedurally related National Highway System Designation Act of 1994
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 4
BUYER, STEPHEN
· May 24, 1994
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 24, 1994
CASTLE, MICHAEL
· May 24, 1994
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 24, 1994
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 24, 1994
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 24, 1994
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 24, 1994
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3766: To prohibit any Federal department or agency from requiring any State, or political subdivision thereof, to convert highway signs to metric units.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3766/
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"H.R. 3766: To prohibit any Federal department or agency from requiring any State, or political subdivision thereof, to convert highway signs to metric units.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3766/.
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H.R. 3766, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3766/.
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