H.R. 7080

Summary

H.R. 7080, the Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2026 by Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Record

Text

H.R. 7080 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7080 IH: Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-14
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 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.
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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D) sponsors H.R. 7080, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Gabe Vasquez

Rep. · D–NM-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026

James Baird

Rep. · R–IN-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 14, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7080 went before 2 committees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

Referred to · May 20, 2026 · 46 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Jan 14, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7080 has taken 3 actions since Jan 14, 2026, the latest on May 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7080 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7080 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026 — Display Title
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 7080 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7080 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7080’s is Agriculture and Food.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VASQUEZ:H.R. 7080.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of theCongress.[Page H894]

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