[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H4656-H4657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               ENSURING FEDERAL PURCHASING EFFICIENCY ACT

  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 7283) to amend title 41, United States Code, to amend the 
time period for certain acquisition-related dollar thresholds.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 7283

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 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''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Burlison) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Subramanyam) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.


                             General Leave

  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Missouri?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act is a 
simple, commonsense reform to government procurement.
  The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is required to adjust 
certain dollar thresholds, such as the simplified acquisition 
threshold, every 5 years. However, everyone has seen how quickly the 
value of money can move in just 5 years.
  This bill would simply require these thresholds to be updated every 3 
years instead of every 5 years.
  These dollar thresholds define the applicability of different 
policies, procedures, and restrictions to the procurement of property 
or services needed by Federal agencies to achieve their missions.
  Raising these dollar thresholds more frequently saves taxpayer 
dollars on administrative costs and increases competition to do 
business with the government, especially for small businesses.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this important 
government efficiency reform legislation, and I reserve the balance of 
my time.

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  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7283, the Ensuring Federal 
Purchasing Efficiency Act, as well.
  Every 5 years, the Federal Government adjusts the dollar limits that 
they pay for certain goods and services to reflect inflation, and this 
bill would simply make it every 3 years. It will help ensure that the 
government can purchase what it needs. It will also make the government 
bidding process more competitive with the private sector, and it will 
help us get more value for our taxpayer dollars.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Fallon).
  Mr. FALLON. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 7283, the 
Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act.
  This commonsense, bipartisan legislation is a government procurement 
reform bill that allows for far more efficient government spending and 
reduces the burden on small businesses by ensuring they don't have to 
navigate different procurement policies from year to year.
  The Federal Acquisition Council is responsible for making inflation-
related adjustments for title 41 purchasing thresholds. Title 41 of the 
U.S. Code establishes how the Federal Government acquires goods and 
services.
  These dollar thresholds define the applicability of different 
policies, procedures, and restrictions to the procurement of property 
or services by Federal agencies.
  Currently, the Federal Acquisition Council makes inflation-related 
adjustments to purchasing thresholds every 5 years. This bill simply 
amends title 41, U.S. Code, to require the Federal Acquisition Council 
to make these adjustments every 3 years, instead of 5, as my good 
friend from Missouri mentioned.
  Importantly, this bill does not change the procurement threshold 
criteria for government agencies.
  By allowing these inflation-related adjustments to occur more often, 
it allows Federal acquisitions to better align with purchasing power. 
In other words, it allows them to be more--say it with me--efficient, 
something everyone needs more of at this Federal level.
  Adjusting for inflation on a more frequent basis will save tax 
dollars spent on administrative costs and will help small businesses by 
freeing them from navigating different procurement policies every 
single year.
  This bill will allow for increased competition to do business with 
the government and allowing contracting officers to spend more time 
focusing on larger, more complex procurements.
  This bill represents part of a suite of procurement-related 
legislative requests from the administration, specifically the GSA and 
OMB.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense, 
bipartisan legislation to promote more government efficiency.
  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my 
time.
  Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Missouri for this bill, and 
I encourage my colleagues to support it. I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. BURLISON. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this government 
procurement reform bill that will lessen administrative burdens for 
Federal agencies and companies doing business with the government, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Miller of Illinois). The question is on 
the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Burlison) that 
the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7283.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. BURLISON. Madam Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that 
a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is 
not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this question will be postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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