IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 29 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive 

plan to reform our national energy policy must promote the expanded 

use of renewable and alternative energy sources; increase our domestic 

refining capacity; promote conservation and increased energy efficiency; 

expand research and development, including domestic exploration; and, 

enhance consumer education. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2009 

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

Science 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 expanded use of renewable and 

alternative energy sources; increase our domestic refining 

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

Whereas the United States consumes roughly an average of 

20,698,000 barrels of oil per day, with demand growing 

at a daily rate; 


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Whereas the global average of daily oil consumption stands 

at 85,354,000; 

Whereas the United States total annual energy consumption 

is approximately 101.6 quadrillion BTU, with renewable 

sources of energy accounting for less than 7 quadrillion 

BTU; 

Whereas by the year 2015 China and India combined will 

consume more energy than the United States, and by the 

year 2020 China alone will consume more energy than 

the United States; 

Whereas the United States has an estimated 225 year coal 

reserve, is the most abundant and efficient domestic fuel 

source, and processes such as gasification and liquefaction offer cleaner alternatives for utilizing this resource; 

Whereas the United States has not sited, nor permitted, a refinery in over thirty years, nor built a nuclear power 

plant in over 10 years; and 

Whereas such sources such as wind, solar, and biofuels 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 111th Congress: 


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1 (1) Expanded use of renewable and alternative 

2 energy sources. 

3 (2) Increase in our domestic refining capacity. 

4 (3) Promote and incentivize an increase in con5 servation and energy efficiency. 

6 (4) Expand and promote additional research 

7 and development through new and innovative meth8 ods such as public-private partnerships. 

9 (5) Enhancing consumer awareness and edu10 cation regarding methods to increase energy effi11 ciency and available alternative fuel sources to re12 duce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. 

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