H.R. 7080 · House bill · 119th Congress

Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

Sponsored by Rep. Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez, New Mexico with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Referred to the Agriculture Committee

Latest action May 20, 2026

SponsorRep. Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez, New Mexico· 1 cosponsorRep. James Baird, Indiana

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Sec. 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.”.

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