[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 879 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 879

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of 
 the House of Representatives should use alternative fuel vehicles in 
                 their professional and personal lives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2006

 Mr. Cleaver submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of 
 the House of Representatives should use alternative fuel vehicles in 
                 their professional and personal lives.

Whereas the national average price of a gallon of gasoline has doubled in the 
        past 3 years;
Whereas the need to end the Nation's dependence on foreign oil is a vital 
        component of homeland security;
Whereas the world's supply of oil is limited and unstable, and therefore the 
        need to develop new energy technologies is pressing;
Whereas alternative sources of energy such as ethanol, hydrogen, and electricity 
        have been proven effective and efficient in powering passenger vehicles;
Whereas there have been several pieces of legislation introduced in the House of 
        Representatives to address the growing problem of high gas prices and 
        the need to utilize alternative sources of energy, including the CLEAR 
        Act, which would restrict the use of Members' Representational 
        Allowances for vehicle payments to only alternative fuel vehicles;
Whereas Members of Congress should follow their own example of setting forth 
        legislation that encourages the use of alternatively fueled vehicles;
Whereas in 2005 the total cost of automobile leases for Members of Congress 
        surpassed $1 million, and a collective switch to alternative fuel 
        vehicles, hybrid vehicles, or vehicles powered by bio-fuels could 
        potentially save American taxpayers thousands of dollars annually; and
Whereas the General Services Administration has already purchased over 68,000 
        alternative fueled vehicles for the use of Federal customers, more than 
        any other organization in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that Members of the House should take the lead in reducing the Nation's 
dependence on foreign oil and promoting innovative energy technologies 
by using alternative fuel vehicles in their professional and personal 
lives.
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