Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7080 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7080 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 hydr…