[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 468 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 468

 Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2015, as ``National 
                     Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2015

Mr. Dent (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Esty, Mr. Costa, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Hahn, and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of 
Pennsylvania) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2015, as ``National 
                     Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day''.

Whereas hydrogen, which has an atomic mass of 1.008, is the most abundant 
        chemical substance in the universe;
Whereas the United States is a world leader in the development and deployment of 
        fuel cell and hydrogen technologies;
Whereas hydrogen fuel cells played an instrumental role in the United States 
        space program, helping the United States achieve the mission of landing 
        a man on the moon;
Whereas private industry, Federal and State governments, national laboratories, 
        and universities continue to improve fuel cell and hydrogen technologies 
        to address our most pressing energy, environmental, and economic issues;
Whereas fuel cells utilizing hydrogen and hydrogen-rich fuels to generate 
        electricity are clean, efficient, resilient technologies being sold for 
        stationary and backup power, zero-emission light duty motor vehicles and 
        buses, industrial vehicles, and portable power;
Whereas stationary fuel cells are being placed in service for continuous and 
        backup power to provide business and energy consumers with reliable 
        power in the event of grid outages;
Whereas stationary fuel cells can help reduce water use compared to traditional 
        power generation technologies;
Whereas fuel cell electric light duty motor vehicles and buses that utilize 
        hydrogen can completely replicate the experience of internal combustion 
        vehicles including comparable range and refueling times;
Whereas hydrogen fuel cell industrial vehicles are being deployed at logistical 
        hubs and warehouses across the country and are also being exported to 
        facilities in Europe and Asia;
Whereas hydrogen is a non-toxic gas that can be derived from a variety of 
        domestically available traditional and renewable resources, including 
        solar, wind, biogas and the abundant supply of natural gas in the United 
        States;
Whereas hydrogen and fuel cells can store energy to help enhance the grid and 
        maximize opportunities to deploy renewable energy;
Whereas the United States currently produces and uses more than 11,000,000 
        metric tons of hydrogen per year;
Whereas engineers and safety code and standard professionals have developed 
        consensus-based protocols for safe delivery, handling, and use of 
        hydrogen; and
Whereas, October 8, 2015, would be an appropriate date to designate as 
        ``National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of ``National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day''.
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