House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from requiring States to use the metric system with respect to designing, advertising, or preparing documents for Federal-aid highway projects.
Sponsor: Rep. Spencer Bachus R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 9, 1998 — See H.R.2400.
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
12 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 12 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Bob Clement (D-TN), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John Duncan (R-TN), Terry Everett (R-AL), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Bob Riley (R-AL), Bud Shuster (R-PA), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Bob Stump (R-AZ), John Thune (R-SD).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Spencer Bachus.
- H.Con.Res. 288 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should support the efforts of Federal law enforcement agents engaged in…
- H.R. 1059 (105th) Credit Cost Reduction Act of 1997
- H.R. 2936 (105th) To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from imposing certain requirements relating to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in…
- H.R. 1908 (105th) American Hero Protection Act
- H.R. 4298 (105th) College Savings Protection Act of 1998
- H.R. 2648 (105th) Abolishing Child Pornography Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.