HR7283Referred to Committee
Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-01-30
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Pat Fallon
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.3% (602 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burlison objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2026-07-20
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2026-02-04
Previously
- Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-02-04
- Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2026-01-30
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2026-01-30
Plain-English Summary
Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act This bill requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to adjust certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds for inflation every three years instead of every five years. For example, the federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold . Under the bill, this threshold would be adjusted for inflation every three years.
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Subjects
Government Operations and Politics
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7283 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7283 To amend title 41, United States Code, to amend the time period for certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2026 Mr. Fallon (for himself and Mr. Walkinshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 41, United States Code, to amend the time period for certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds. 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 ``Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act''. SEC. 2. ENSURING FEDERAL PURCHASING EFFICIENCY THROUGH ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN ACQUISITION-RELATED DOLLAR THRESHOLDS EVERY 3 YEARS. Section 1908(c)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking ``of each year evenly divisible by 5'' and inserting ``, 2028, and every 3 years thereafter''. <all>
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