IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 468 

Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2015, as ‘‘National 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day’’. 

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 

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 


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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; 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 

2 the designation of ‘‘National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell 

3 Day’’. 

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