,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bf1     
#bjai,mr4 ,latta 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,mullin1
 and ,mr4 ,wright7 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  
,congress that the ,united ,states      
should support1 and not limit access to1
 all domestic energy sources in an      
effort to achieve full energy security4 
,whereas1 on ,september #ad1 #bjai1 two 
facilities belonging to the ,kingdom of 
,saudi ,arabia's 7,,ksa7 state-run oil  
company ,saudi ,aramco were severely    
damaged in a sophisticated aerial attack

 carried out by enemies of the ,kingdom2
 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 nine percent of all
 petroleum imports of the ,united       
,states came from the ,,ksa2 ,whereas1  
in the same year1 twenty-nine percent of
 all petroleum imports of the ,united   
,states came from countries that belong 
to the ,organization of the ,petroleum  
,exporting ,countries 7,,opec71         
including ,,ksa2 ,whereas due to        
,,opec's outsized share of the global   
petroleum market1 any instability in one
 of its member countries can directly   
impact global energy markets2 ,whereas  
thanks to the energy renaissance of the 
,united ,states more oil and natural gas
 are being produced domestically than by
 any other nation in the world2 ,whereas
 the energy industry of the ,united     
,states is leading all sectors in       
creating and supporting new high-quality
 jobs2 ,whereas technological advances  
in the domestic energy industry have    
resulted in large reductions in the     
dispersal of harmful pollutants into the

 environment2 ,whereas nuclear power has
 generated approximately one-fifth of   
the electricity used in the ,united     
,states each year since #aiij and       
currently provides over fifty-five      
percent of the carbon-free electricity  
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas        
renewable sources of energy account for 
eleven percent of domestic energy       
consumption2 ,whereas the ,united       
,states has abundant coal reserves1     
including a demonstrated reserve base   
estimated to contain #dge1jjj1jjj1jjj   
short tons2 and ,whereas it is in the   
national security interests of the      
,united ,states to control its own      
energy supply3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that the ,united       
,states should support1 and not limit   
access to1 all domestic energy sources  
in an effort to achieve full energy     
security1 including by--  7#a7          
encouraging technological innovations to
 exploit the ,united ,states vast supply

 of natural gas2  7#b7 increasing the   
domestic oil production1 infrastructure1
 and refining capacity of the ,united   
,states2  7#c7 exploring and investing  
in the current nuclear power fleet and  
advanced nuclear reactor technologies2  
7#d7 taking advantage of the ,united    
,states domestic coal supply through    
processes such as carbon capture1       
utilization1 and storage2  7#e7         
expanding use of renewable and          
alternative energy sources2  7#f7       
supporting additional research and      
development opportunities through new   
and innovative methods1 including       
public-private partnerships2  7#g7      
promoting increased conservation and    
energy efficiency2 and  7#h7 enhancing  
consumer awareness and education        
regarding domestic energy use1 supply1  
and development4