# 119-hres-1611: Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".

119-hres-1611, Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1611
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**This resolution expresses support for designating October 8, 2026 as _National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day_.** It frames hydrogen as the most abundant element and highlights U.S. leadership in fuel cell development, noting fuel cells helped the space program and the Moon landing. The text points to fuel cells as clean, efficient, and resilient sources for stationary backup power and for zero-emission transport across cars, buses, trucks, trains, marine craft, industrial vehicles, and aerial uses. It also notes the United States produces about 10 million metric tons of hydrogen per year and that hydrogen can be produced from renewable and traditional domestic resources.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-1611 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1611)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1611 (as of 2026-10-17).