Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act
HR 7283, the Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act, changes how often the federal government updates dollar thresholds for certain government purchases. It revises a law to require these thresholds to be adjusted every 3 years starting in 2028, instead of every 5 years on years divisible by 5. This directly affects federal agencies that manage government buying rules, as they will need to review and adjust these thresholds more frequently. The change aims to keep purchasing rules aligned with current economic conditions without altering the actual spending limits.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jul 2026
House Passage
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Last action Jul 23, 2026
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Jul 22, 2026
MINOR
The changes between the Introduced and Engrossed versions of HR 7283 are limited to minor formatting or whitespace adjustments in the section heading. The substantive policy content remains unchanged: the bill amends Section 1908(c)(2) of title 41 to shift the federal acquisition dollar threshold adjustment schedule from every 5 years (years divisible by 5) to 2028 and then every 3 years thereafter.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting or whitespace change in the section heading for Section 2. No substantive policy language was altered.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jul 23, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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