Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act
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Latest action (23 Jul 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What this bill does
H.R. 7283, the Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act, would amend a provision of federal procurement law (title 41 of the U.S. Code) governing how often certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds are adjusted. Under current law, these thresholds are updated in years evenly divisible by five. The bill would change that schedule so the thresholds are instead adjusted in 2028 and every three years after that.
These dollar thresholds are used in federal contracting law to determine, among other things, when certain procurement rules or requirements apply based on the size of a purchase. The bill primarily affects federal agencies that make purchases and the contracting community—businesses that sell goods and services to the government—since the frequency of threshold updates can influence which acquisition rules apply to a given purchase at a given time. The bill does not change the substance of the thresholds themselves, only how often they are recalculated.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Pat Fallon on January 30, 2026, and passed the House on July 22, 2026, by voice vote under a motion to suspend the rules, indicating limited or no opposition. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. If the Senate passes it, potentially with changes, and any differences are resolved, it would go to the President to be signed into law.
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Official 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.
Timeline
23 Jul 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7283 do?
- H.R. 7283, the Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act, would amend a provision of federal procurement law (title 41 of the U.S. Code) governing how often certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds are adjusted. Under current law, these thresholds are updated in years evenly divisible by five. The bill would change that schedule so the thresholds are instead adjusted in 2028 and every three years after that. These dollar thresholds are used in federal contracting law to determine, among other things, when certain procurement rules or requirements apply based on the size of a purchase. The bill primarily affects federal agencies that make purchases and the contracting community—businesses that sell goods and services to the government—since the frequency of threshold updates can influence which acquisition rules apply to a given purchase at a given time. The bill does not change the substance of the thresholds themselves, only how often they are recalculated. The bill was introduced by Rep. Pat Fallon on January 30, 2026, and passed the House on July 22, 2026, by voice vote under a motion to suspend the rules, indicating limited or no opposition. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. If the Senate passes it, potentially with changes, and any differences are resolved, it would go to the President to be signed into law.
- Has H.R. 7283 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 7283. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 7283?
- H.R. 7283 was sponsored by Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7283?
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (23 Jul 2026).
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