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S. 1819 103rd Congress Senate

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

Introduced: February 24, 1994 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Federal aid highway programGovernment Operations and PoliticsInterstate highway systemMetric system
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Roads and highwaysScience, Technology, CommunicationsSigns and signboards
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Feb 2, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 2, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S664)
Feb 2, 1994
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 2, 1994

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 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 thereof to convert highway signs to metric units.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 24, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1819: A bill 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-S-1819/
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"S. 1819: A bill 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-S-1819/.
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S. 1819, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-1819/.
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