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To provide for the establishment of the Commission for the Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Aug 16, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Jul 27, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the Commission for the Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells to: (1) develop a strategic plan that identifies the best methods available to marshal the resources of the federal, state, local governments, the private sector, and academia to achieve mass commercialization of hydrogen as an energy source for stationary and vehicle fuel cells; (2) examine ways to ensure that the United States can use all available feedstocks for hydrogen production; and (3) make recommendations for an appropriate entity to monitor ongoing progress in implementing the strategic plan.

What's happening now August 16, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 27, 2006
INGLIS, BOB
· Jul 27, 2006
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5953: To provide for the establishment of the Commission for the Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5953/
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"H.R. 5953: To provide for the establishment of the Commission for the Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5953/.
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H.R. 5953, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5953/.
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