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==History== | |||
Article 1, Section 8 of the [[United States Constitution]] grants the [[U.S. Congress]] the power to ''To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;''. In accordance with that, on June 14, 1836, The [[U.S. Senate]] and the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] adopted a joint resolution establishing an [[Office of Weights and Measures]] in the [[U.S. Treasury Department]]. | |||
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History
Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution grants the U.S. Congress the power to To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;. In accordance with that, on June 14, 1836, The U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a joint resolution establishing an Office of Weights and Measures in the U.S. Treasury Department.