Introduced in House — H.R. 7080

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7080

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 14, 2026

Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Baird) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include waste energy recovery as a source of renewable energy, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026.

Sec. 2. Waste energy recovery as a source of renewable energy

Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (15)(A), by striking or hydroelectric and inserting hydroelectric, or waste energy recovery; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(18) Waste energy recovery
The term waste energy recovery means heat or pressure that would otherwise be vented, released, throttled, or discharged from a commercial, residential, or industrial process that is recovered and used as the sole input for another purpose or process that generates electricity, including a waste heat to power or waste pressure to power system.