H.R. 7283 · House bill · 119th Congress

Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act

Sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, Texas with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Referred to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Latest action Jul 23, 2026

SponsorRep. Pat Fallon, Texas· 1 cosponsorRep. James Walkinshaw, Virginia

What the bill does

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.

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Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (Jan 30, 2026).

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Contents

Sec. 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”.

Official text, Referred in Senate (Jul 23, 2026), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov

What the bill does

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.

Read the full summary

Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (Jan 30, 2026).