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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 720 

Designating October 8, 2020, as ‘‘National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MURPHY, 

and Mr. COONS) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating October 8, 2020, as ‘‘National Hydrogen and 

Fuel Cell Day’’. 

Whereas hydrogen, which has an atomic mass of 1.008, is the 

most abundant element 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 


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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, safe, 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, 

trains, military vehicles, 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; 


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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 the ingenuity of the people of the United States is 

essential to paving the way for the future use of hydrogen technologies: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate designates October 8, 

2 2020, as ‘‘National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day’’. 

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