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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 215 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive 

plan to reform our national energy policy must promote the sustainable 

use of renewable and alternative energy sources; increase our domestic 

refining capacity; promote conservation and increased energy efficiency; 

expand research and development, including domestic onshore and offshore exploration; and enhance consumer education. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 21, 2015 

Mr. LATTA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

any comprehensive plan to reform our national energy 

policy must promote the sustainable use of renewable 

and alternative energy sources; increase our domestic 

refining capacity; promote conservation and increased energy efficiency; expand research and development, including domestic onshore and offshore exploration; and enhance consumer education. 

Whereas the United States consumes roughly an average of 

19,050,000 barrels of oil per day; 


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Whereas the global average of daily oil consumption stands 

at 92,000,000 barrels of oil per day; 

Whereas the United States total annual energy consumption 

is approximately 97.5 quadrillion BTU, with the global 

total annual energy consumption at 520 quadrillion BTU; 

Whereas the United States has greatly increased domestic oil 

production over the last decade leading to net imports of 

petroleum decreasing to 27 percent, the lowest number 

since 1985; 

Whereas the United States has seen natural gas reserves and 

production exceed all estimates and due to this is expected to be a net exporter of natural gas by 2016; 

Whereas the United States has abundant coal reserves, including a demonstrated reserve base estimated to contain 

480 billion short tons, and processes such as gasification 

and liquefaction offer cleaner alternatives for utilizing 

this resource; 

Whereas renewable sources of energy account for 9.3 quadrillion BTU per year in the United States; and 

Whereas such sources such as biomass, geothermal, hydropower, nuclear, solar, and wind need and deserve our attention and the necessary resources to encourage their 

commercial viability: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that in order to meet our Nation’s growing 

3 long-term energy demands and maintain our economic via4 bility in the world marketplace, the following must be ad5 dressed in any comprehensive and economically viable en6 ergy bill considered by the 114th Congress: 


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1 (1) Taking advantage of our abundant domestic 

2 coal supply. 

3 (2) Using recent technological innovations to 

4 exploit our vast supply of natural gas. 

5 (3) Increasing our domestic oil production, in6 frastructure, and refining capacity. 

7 (4) Expanding use of renewable and alternative 

8 energy sources. 

9 (5) Exploring and investing in advanced nuclear 

10 reactor technologies. 

11 (6) Reflecting the discoveries of light sweet 

12 crude in the United States, which has exceeded what 

13 was predicted even 5 years ago, and evaluating the 

14 capacity and market for extracting and refining this 

15 natural resource. 

16 (7) Promoting and providing incentives for an 

17 increase in conservation and energy efficiency. 

18 (8) Expanding and promoting additional re19 search and development through new and innovative 

20 methods such as public-private partnerships. 

21 (9) Enhancing consumer awareness and edu22 cation regarding methods to increase energy effi23 ciency and available alternative fuel sources to reVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 Apr 22, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR215.IH HR215

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1 duce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and pro2 vide American energy security. 

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