Pat Fallon (R-TX)
Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This Act is titled the "Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act." It proposes an amendment to title 41 of the United States Code. Specifically, it aims to change the time period used for adjusting certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds. The bill seeks to strike the current requirement for adjustments every five years. Instead, it replaces that with a schedule starting in 2028 and occurring every 3 years thereafter.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +2
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
Updating acquisition thresholds more frequently prevents procurement rules from becoming outdated and restrictive for businesses.
- Scored +2
Would business owners be better off under this?
Business owners may benefit from more timely updates to federal acquisition dollar thresholds.
- Scored +1
Is this likely to create jobs?
Increasing the frequency of threshold adjustments can reduce administrative delays in federal procurement, potentially stimulating business activity.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Adjusting acquisition-related dollar thresholds more frequently: By changing the adjustment cycle from every five years to every three years, the bill aims to adjust these thresholds more often (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — Updating acquisition thresholds more frequently prevents procurement rules from becoming outdated and restrictive for businesses. Is this likely to grow the economy? — More frequent adjustments to acquisition thresholds help ensure federal purchasing power keeps pace with economic changes. Is this likely to create jobs? — Increasing the frequency of threshold adjustments can reduce administrative delays in federal procurement, potentially stimulating business activity.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Business owners may benefit from more timely updates to federal acquisition dollar thresholds.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill aims to increase federal purchasing efficiency by modernizing the schedule for threshold adjustments.
- 7/23/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 7/22/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5159)
- 7/20/2026
- 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.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7283.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4656-4657; text: CR H4656)
- Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2/4/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
- 1/30/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
James WalkinshawDemocrat · Virginia