IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 158 Calling on President Biden to immediately implement his radical climate agenda at the White House by prohibiting use of petroleum-based prod- ucts and energy sources. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Calling on President Biden to immediately implement his radical climate agenda at the White House by prohibiting use of petroleum-based products and energy sources. Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) urges the Biden administration to live by its 2 own decrees as it continues its assault on United 3 States energy and petrochemical industry jobs; 4 (2) calls on President Biden to implement the 5 Biden administration’s climate agenda at the White 6 House by prohibiting use of petroleum-based prod- 7 ucts and energy sources, including by immediately— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Feb 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR158.IH HR158 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 158 IH (A) detaching the White House from the 1 electric grid; 2 (B) installing wind and solar energy pro- 3 duction units on White House grounds as a 4 substitute to the previous fossil fuel-generated 5 energy; 6 (C) detaching the White House from any 7 aboveground or belowground pipelines that pro- 8 vide natural gas or other utility services; 9 (D) updating Air Force One into an elec- 10 tric-powered aircraft; 11 (E) updating all Marine One helicopters in 12 service to full electric power; 13 (F) updating all Presidential motorcade ve- 14 hicles to be electric powered; and 15 (G) removing or banning from the grounds 16 of the White House equipment, objects, and 17 materials derived from petroleum products, in- 18 cluding cameras, microphones, mobile devices 19 (phones and tablets), desktops, laptops, print- 20 ers, coffee makers, plastic or laminated identi- 21 fication cards, ink pens, refrigerators, micro- 22 waves, ice cube trays, plastic drinking cups, 23 cleaning products, surgical masks, plexiglass, 24 trash and recycling bins, oil-based paintings, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Feb 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR158.IH HR158 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 158 IH furniture, cosmetic products, soaps and 1 toiletries, and clothing and shoes; 2 (3) recognizes that the Biden administration’s 3 energy policies jeopardize the well-being and security 4 of the entire citizenry of the United States; 5 (4) supports the continued efforts of the energy 6 and petrochemical industry of the United States to 7 continue leading the modern world in efficient, clean, 8 and safe operations; 9 (5) denounces administrative policies that move 10 energy production to less-regulated foreign nations 11 with horrible ecological records; and 12 (6) supports the use of fossil fuel and petro- 13 leum products which have made modern life possible. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Feb 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR158.IH HR158 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS