U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1611: Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1611 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 5, 2026 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Bilirakis , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Lawler , and Mr. Panetta ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day . Whereas hydrogen, which has an atomic mass of 1.008, is the most abundant element in the universe; Whereas the United States is a world leader in the development and deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies; Whereas hydrogen fuel cells played an instrumental role in the United States space program, helping the United States achieve the mission of landing a man on the Moon; Whereas private industry, Federal and State governments, national laboratories, and institutions of higher education continue to improve fuel cell and hydrogen technologies to address the most pressing energy, environmental, and economic issues of the United States; Whereas fuel cells utilizing hydrogen and hydrogen-rich fuels to generate electricity are clean, efficient, safe, and resilient technologies being used for-- (1) stationary and backup power generation; and (2) zero-emission transportation for light-duty vehicles, industrial vehicles, delivery vans, buses, trucks, …
Sponsors
- Jim Costa (D) · primary sponsor
- John Larson (D, HD-001)
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020)
- David Valadao (R)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Gus Bilirakis (R, HD-FL-12)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Jimmy Panetta (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HR1611?
- HR1611 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".
- What is the status of HR1611?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1611?
- Jim Costa (D), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1611?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1611
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