,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4   
,murphy1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,october #h1 #bjbj1 as     
,national ,hydrogen and ,fuel ,cell     
,day4  ,whereas hydrogen1 which has an  
atomic mass of #a4jjh1 is the most      
abundant element in the universe2       
,whereas the ,united ,states is a world 
leader in the development and deployment
 of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies2
 ,whereas hydrogen fuel cells played an 
instrumental role in the ,united ,states
 space program1 helping the ,united     
,states achieve the mission of landing a
 man on the ,moon2 ,whereas private     
industry1 ,federal and ,state           
governments1 national laboratories1 and 
institutions of higher education        
continue to improve fuel cell and       

hydrogen technologies to address the    
most pressing energy1 environmental1 and
 economic issues of the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas fuel cells utilizing hydrogen 
and hydrogen-rich fuels to generate     
electricity are clean1 efficient1 safe1 
and resilient technologies being used   
for-- 7#a7 stationary and backup power  
generation2 and  7#b7 zero-emission     
transportation for light-duty vehicles1 
industrial vehicles1 delivery vans1     
buses1 trucks1 trains1 military         
vehicles1 marine applications1 and      
aerial vehicles2 ,whereas stationary    
fuel cells are being placed in service  
for continuous and backup power to      
provide business and energy consumers   
with reliable power in the event of grid
 outages2 ,whereas stationary fuel cells
 can help reduce water use1 as compared 
to traditional power generation         
technologies2 ,whereas fuel cell        
electric vehicles that utilize hydrogen 
can completely replicate the experience 
of internal combustion vehicles1        

including comparable range and refueling
 times2 ,whereas hydrogen fuel cell     
industrial vehicles are being deployed  
at logistical hubs and warehouses across
 the ,united ,states and exported to    
facilities in ,europe and ,asia2        
,whereas hydrogen is a nontoxic gas that
 can be derived from a variety of       
domestically available traditional and  
renewable resources1 including solar1   
wind1 biogas1 and the abundant supply of
 natural gas in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas hydrogen and fuel cells can    
store energy to help enhance the grid   
and maximize opportunities to deploy    
renewable energy2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states produces and uses approximately 
#aj1jjj1jjj metric tons of hydrogen per 
year2 ,whereas engineers and safety code
 and standard professionals have        
developed consensus-based protocols for 
safe delivery1 handling1 and use of     
hydrogen2 and ,whereas the ingenuity of 
the people of the ,united ,states is    
essential to paving the way for the     

future use of hydrogen technologies3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate
 designates ,october #h1 #bjbj1 as      
,national ,hydrogen and ,fuel ,cell     
,day4