Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act passed the House 173 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 30, 2026
ReportedFeb 4, 2026
Passed one chamberJul 22, 2026
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 65 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 55 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 60 words
- Subjects
- Public contracts and procurement
- Latest action
- Jul 23, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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