# 119-hr-7080: Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026

119-hr-7080, Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-23).

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- As of: 2026-05-23
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7080
- Congress: 119
- Title: Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-23

## Summary

**Recognizes waste energy recovery as a renewable energy source.** This bill would amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add waste energy recovery to the law's list of eligible renewable sources. It would define "waste energy recovery" as heat or pressure that would otherwise be vented, released, throttled, or discharged from a commercial, residential, or industrial process and that is recovered and used as the sole input to generate electricity, including waste heat-to-power and waste pressure-to-power systems. The change clarifies which technologies can qualify for existing farm and rural energy programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New renewable rules for farms and businesses: benefit, low. If enacted, this would add a legal definition of "waste energy recovery" to USDA law. It would say waste energy recovery means heat or pressure that would otherwise be vented, released, throttled, or discharged and that is recovered and used as the sole input to make electricity. Examples include w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7080 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7080)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7080 (as of 2026-05-23).