Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

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. I 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026 . 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. .