No. Congress can decide whether or not the metric system is adopted by the US, but the metric system exists and is used by developed countries whatever Congress choses to do.
The Congress decided this, but it is a must to go metric. US is the last country in the world that has to go this way.
Congress apprved the metric system in 1968. Your welcome
== == It was a law passed by Congress that allowed the use of the metric system within the United States. (see related question)
The U.S. first opposed the metric system in the 19th century when Congress passed the Metric Act of 1866, which allowed but did not require the use of the metric system. Since then, the U.S. has been slow to fully adopt the metric system for everyday use, despite efforts to encourage its use in certain industries.
It derives from the word's meaning: "measure".
The use of the metric system was made legal as a system of measurement in the US in 1866. The system was officially adopted by the federal government in 1975 for use in the military and government agencies, and as preferred system for trade and commerce.
The use of the metric system was made legal as a system of measurement in the US in 1866. The system was officially adopted by the federal government in 1975 for use in the military and government agencies, and as preferred system for trade and commerce.
The French word "mètre" simply means "measure".
Metric system
THE METRIC SYSTEM WONDERLAND or THE WONDERS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM
in the metric system's hospital
The bubble in the metric system is called the millibubble.