IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 58 
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 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. LATTA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 effi-
ciency; expand research and development, including do-
mestic exploration; and enhance consumer education. 
Whereas the United States consumes roughly an average of 
18,949,000 barrels of oil per day; 
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Whereas the global average of daily oil consumption stands 
at 87,421,000 barrels of oil per day; 
Whereas the United States total annual energy consumption 
is approximately 94.547 quadrillion BTU, with the global 
total annual energy consumption at 482.872 quadrillion 
BTU; 
Whereas the United States share of world energy consump-
tion is projected to fall from 19.5 percent in 2009 to 14.8 
percent in 2035; 
Whereas according to the International Energy Agency, 
China surpassed the United States in energy consump-
tion in 2009 and the Energy Information Administration 
projects China’s energy consumption to exceed that of the 
United States between the years 2015 and 2020; 
Whereas the United States has an estimated 235-year coal 
reserve, coal is the most abundant and efficient domestic 
fuel source, and processes such as gasification and lique-
faction offer cleaner alternatives for utilizing this re-
source; 
Whereas renewable sources of energy account for 8.090 quad-
rillion BTU per year in the United States; and 
Whereas such sources such as biomass, geothermal, hydro-
power, nuclear, solar, and wind need and deserve our at-
tention and the necessary resources to encourage their 
commercial viability: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that in order to meet our Nation’s growing 
long-term energy demands and maintain our economic via-
bility in the world marketplace, the following must be ad-
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dressed in any comprehensive and economically viable en-
ergy bill considered by the 113th Congress: 
(1) Taking advantage of our abundant domestic 
coal supply. 
(2) Using recent technological innovations to 
exploit our vast supply of natural gas. 
(3) Increasing our domestic oil production and 
refining capacity. 
(4) Expanding use of renewable and alternative 
energy sources, with a focus on nuclear energy. 
(5) Promoting and providing incentives for an 
increase in conservation and energy efficiency. 
(6) Expanding and promoting additional re-
search and development through new and innovative 
methods such as public-private partnerships. 
(7) Enhancing consumer awareness and edu-
cation regarding methods to increase energy effi-
ciency and available alternative fuel sources to re-
duce our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. 
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