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S. 1386 (104th)

Small Business Metrification Amendments of 1995

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Introduced

2 November 1995

Last action

2 November 1995 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA]

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21 August 2025

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Summary

Small Business Metrification Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to define specified terms, including "hard metric conversion" and "soft metric conversion". Prohibits Federal agencies from: (1) using construction or procurement guidelines that require the use of a hard-metric conversion or product; and (2) establishing bidding requirements or preferences for federally-assisted construction contracts that mandate the use of hard-metric products if soft-metric production is feasible, and, as certified by an industry representative, hard-metric alternatives are not readily available, would exceed specified capital costs, and would result in negligible trade benefits.

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Timeline

  1. 2 November 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 2 November 1995

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

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