119 HR 7080 IH: Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-01-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7080IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 14, 2026Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Baird) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

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

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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..