The record

LegislationLegislation· Jul 2026
HR 7283 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Pat Fallon (R)

Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to adjust federal purchasing thresholds for inflation every three years instead of five.

Tradeoff

Speeds up inflation adjustments for federal contracting thresholds. No offsetting cuts or spending identified in the bill.

What's in it

See official bill text

Increases administrative costs by an insignificant amount over 2026-2031; actual spending subject to future .

The $0-500,000 federal cost is just the administrative overhead for the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to perform threshold adjustments every three years instead of five — the policy's real impact is on federal procurement rules and how contractors bid on government contracts.

H.R. 7283, Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act of 2026 · Mar 2026

Passed the House by on July 22, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 30, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Jan 30, 2026)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 44 - 0(Feb 4, 2026)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jul 22, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jul 23, 2026)