,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #f1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,latta submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 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        
sources2 increase our domestic refining 
capacity2 promote conservation and      
increased energy efficiency2 expand     
research and development1 including     
domestic exploration2 and enhance       
consumer education4  ,whereas the       
,united ,states consumes roughly an     

average of #ah1idi1jjj barrels of oil   
per day2 ,whereas the global average of 
daily oil consumption stands at         
#hg1dba1jjj barrels of oil per day2     
,whereas the ,united ,states total      
annual energy consumption is            
approximately #id4edg quadrillion ,,btu1
 with the global total annual energy    
consumption at #dhb4hgb quadrillion     
,,btu2 ,whereas the ,united ,states     
share of world energy consumption is    
projected to fall from #ai4e percent in 
#bjji to #ad4h percent in #bjce2        
,whereas according to the ,international
 ,energy ,agency1 ,china surpassed the  
,united ,states in energy consumption in
 #bjji and the ,energy ,information     
,administration projects ,china's energy
 consumption to exceed that of the      
,united ,states between the years #bjae 
and #bjbj2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
has an estimated #bce-year coal reserve1
 coal is the most abundant and efficient
 domestic fuel source1 and processes    
such as gasification and liquefaction   

offer cleaner alternatives for utilizing
 this resource2 ,whereas renewable      
sources of energy account for #h4jij    
quadrillion ,,btu per year in the       
,united ,states2 and ,whereas such      
sources such as biomass1 geothermal1    
hydropower1 nuclear1 solar1 and wind    
need and deserve our attention and the  
necessary resources to encourage their  
commercial viability3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that it is the sense of the     
,house of ,representatives that in order
 to meet our ,nation's growing long-term
 energy demands and maintain our        
economic viability in the world         
marketplace1 the following must be      
addressed in any comprehensive and      
economically viable energy bill         
considered by the #aacth ,congress3     
7#a7 ,taking advantage of our abundant  
domestic coal supply4  7#b7 ,using      
recent technological innovations to     
exploit our vast supply of natural gas4 
7#c7 ,increasing our domestic oil       
production and refining capacity4  7#d7 

,expanding use of renewable and         
alternative energy sources1 with a focus
 on nuclear energy4  7#e7 ,promoting and
 providing incentives for an increase in
 conservation and energy efficiency4    
7#f7 ,expanding and promoting additional
 research and development through new   
and innovative methods such as          
public-private partnerships4  7#g7      
,enhancing consumer awareness and       
education regarding methods to increase 
energy efficiency and available         
alternative fuel sources to reduce our  
dependence on ,middle ,eastern oil4