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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 486 

To congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts to inspire a 

new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break 

the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of climate 

change through the Automotive X PRIZE competition. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14 (legislative day, MARCH 13), 2008 

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. LUGAR, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. 

LEVIN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. ENSIGN, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mrs. LINCOLN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

To congratulate the X PRIZE Foundation for their efforts 

to inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United 

States to oil and stem the effects of climate change 

through the Automotive X PRIZE competition. 

Whereas the United States is heavily dependent on foreign 

sources of oil that are concentrated in tumultuous countries and regions; 

Whereas the national security and economic prosperity of the 

United States demand that the United States moves toward a sustainable energy future; 

Whereas the ability of foreign governments to assert great 

control over oil production allows unfriendly regimes to 


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use energy exports as leverage against the United States 

and allies of the United States; 

Whereas continued reliance on the use of greenhouse gas intensive-fuel may have significant economic and political 

impacts as the effects of global climate change take hold; 

Whereas the transportation sector is heavily dependent on oil, 

which makes the people of the United States vulnerable 

to oil price fluctuation and is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions; 

Whereas many promising technologies exist that could lead to 

a breakthrough vehicle that will meet the need for sustainable transportation; 

Whereas breakthroughs are often achieved by the free market 

fueling the entrepreneurial spirit of inventors and investors; 

Whereas the Automotive X PRIZE is a private, independent, 

technology-neutral competition being developed by the X 

PRIZE Foundation to inspire a new generation of viable, 

super-efficient vehicles that could help break the addiction of the United States to oil and stem the effects of 

climate change; and 

Whereas the Automotive X PRIZE will award a multi-million 

dollar purse to teams that can design, build, and demonstrate production-capable vehicles that achieve 100 

miles per gallon of fuel or an equivalent: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the 

2 Senate— 

3 (1) commends the leadership of the X PRIZE 

4 Foundation for their efforts to inspire a new generaVerDate Aug 31 2005 22:00 Mar 14, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR486.ATS SR486

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1 tion of viable, super-efficient vehicles that could help 

2 break the addiction of the United States to oil and 

3 stem the effects of climate change through the Auto4 motive X PRIZE competition; 

5 (2) congratulates the X PRIZE Foundation on 

6 the innovation and vision of the Foundation to bring 

7 together some of the finest minds in government, 

8 nongovernment, institutions of higher education, and 

9 industry to advise and participate in the Automotive 

10 X PRIZE competition; and 

11 (3) applauds the ongoing commitment of the X 

12 PRIZE Foundation for encouraging solutions to 

13 some of greatest challenges facing humanity, as ex14 emplified in the Automotive X PRIZE. 

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