IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 153 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for a nationwide 
diversified energy portfolio, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2007 
Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. 
KIRK) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need 
for a nationwide diversified energy portfolio, and for 
other purposes. 
Whereas most studies to date indicate that global oil supplies 
will peak between now and 2040 and that United States 
oil production peaked around 1970 at close to 
10,000,000 barrels per day and has been generally de-
clining ever since, to about 5,000,000 barrels per day in 
2005; 
Whereas, according to the Energy Information Administra-
tion, the United States uses approximately 20,800,000 
barrels of oil per day; 
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Whereas in 2005 the United States imported 66 percent of 
its oil and petroleum products, and the United States 
economy depends heavily on oil for fuel and for a mul-
titude of uses, including road surfacing and the manufac-
turing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other consumer 
products; 
Whereas global demand for energy is expected to grow from 
about 80,000,000 barrels per day to 118,000,000 barrels 
per day by 2030, and United States demand for energy 
is projected to grow by more than 20 percent by 2040; 
Whereas currently available, key alternative technologies sup-
ply the equivalent of only about 1 percent of United 
States consumption of petroleum products, and the De-
partment of Energy projects that even by 2015, they 
could displace only the equivalent of 4 percent of pro-
jected United States annual petroleum product consump-
tion; 
Whereas, according to the Government Accountability Office’s 
report entitled ‘‘Crude Oil: Uncertainty about Future Oil 
Supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for 
Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production’’, hit-
ting peak oil production could cause a worldwide reces-
sion; 
Whereas energy efficiency technologies exist to enable homes 
and buildings, vehicles, and appliances to more efficiently 
use energy; a wide range of alternative energy tech-
nologies exist, are under development, and may be devel-
oped; and these technologies must be rapidly deployed on 
a commercial and broad scale to reduce the negative im-
pact of an imminent peak and sharp decline in oil pro-
duction; and 
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Whereas, absent another market force, the level of effort 
dedicated to overcoming challenges will depend in part on 
sustained high oil prices to encourage sufficient invest-
ment in and demand for alternatives: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) the Congress and Executive Branch should 
aggressively pursue the development and rapid, com-
mercial deployment of a diverse portfolio of new and 
existing energy technologies that are most appro-
priate for each region and locale in the United 
States, including— 
(A) clean coal; 
(B) anaerobic digesters and methane; 
(C) biofuels, including biodiesel, ethanol, 
woody biomass, and municipal waste; 
(D) wind; 
(E) solar; 
(F) ocean energy; 
(G) hydrogen fuel cells; 
(H) natural gas; and 
(I) fusion and fission technologies; 
(2) the Congress should pursue development of 
policies to promote major energy efficiency initia-
tives, including— 
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(A) increasing vehicle fuel economy stand-
ards; 
(B) the installation and use of energy effi-
cient light bulbs; 
(C) the installation of solar panels; 
(D) strengthening policy promoting the use 
energy efficient appliances; 
(E) hybrid vehicles; 
(F) the use of public transportation; and 
(G) the building and purchase of energy 
efficient homes and buildings; 
(3) the Congress should pursue policies that 
create a sustainable market for the commercial de-
ployment of alternative and energy efficiency tech-
nologies that are most appropriate for nationwide or 
regional and local application; and 
(4) the Congress, the Executive Branch, and 
State and local governments, as well as utilities and 
other industry leaders should be actively engaged in 
consumer education initiatives surrounding available 
approaches to energy diversity and efficiency. 
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