[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 615 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 615

     Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2019, as 
                ``National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2019

Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Lee of 
  California, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
 Panetta, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Gabbard, and Mr. Levin of 
 California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2019, 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 institutions of higher education continue to improve fuel cell and 
        hydrogen technologies to address the most pressing energy, 
        environmental, and economic issues of the United States;
Whereas fuel cells utilizing hydrogen and hydrogen-rich fuels to generate 
        electricity are clean, efficient, and resilient technologies being used 
        for--

    (1) stationary and backup power generation; and

    (2) zero-emission transportation for light-duty vehicles, industrial 
vehicles, delivery vans, buses, trucks, marine applications, and aerial 
vehicles;

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, as compared to 
        traditional power generation technologies;
Whereas fuel cell electric vehicles 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 United States and exported to facilities 
        in Europe and Asia;
Whereas hydrogen is a nontoxic 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 produces and uses approximately 10,000,000 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 would be an appropriate day to establish 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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