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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

Amending the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for highway signs expressed solely in metric system measurements.

H.R. 5947Introduced Sep 15, 1992Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. John Rhodes R-AZ
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 28, 1992 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 14 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

George Allen (R-VA), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Dan Burton (R-IN), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Melton Hancock (R-MO), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Thomas Lewis (R-FL), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Pete Peterson (D-FL), Pat Roberts (R-KS), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Bob Stump (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rhodes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-1 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.