ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
Latest action · Jul 14, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a comprehensive plan to reorganize its Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach (ELO) Office and submit such plan to Congress. The bill also limits certain DHS actions until DHS submits the plan to Congress and certifies that it is being implemented.
ELO is part of DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A). ELO manages strategic relationships with I&A’s international stakeholders and federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners, including by facilitating intelligence and information sharing.
Under the bill, the plan must
- identify redundant or non-essential positions, programs, or functions within ELO;
- specify how reorganization of ELO will address such redundant or non-essential positions, programs, or functions;
- realign essential functions and personnel of ELO within the Partner Engagement directorate of I&A; and
- improve the management and coordination of strategic relationships with priority law enforcement agencies.
Until DHS submits this plan to Congress and certifies that it is being implemented, DHS may not (1) expand the staffing, budget, or programmatic scope of ELO; or (2) establish new offices duplicating the mission of ELO or the Partner Engagement directorate without congressional authorization.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 12, 2026 to May 29, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | May 29, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2026Markup Jun 24, 2026Reported Jul 9, 2026 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2026Markup May 14, 2026Reported May 14, 2026 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 13, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4399)
- Jul 13, 2026Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 13, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4398-4400)
- Jul 13, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7574.
- Jul 13, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 9, 2026Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-736.
- Jul 9, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 640.
- Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 3.
- May 14, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Feb 14, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Feb 13, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4398–H4400Text printed H4399 | Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY, Gabe Evans R-CO, James R. Walkinshaw D-VA | Jul 13, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 31, February 13, 2026, page H2225.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the reorganization and realignment of the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To provide for the reorganization and realignment of the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jul 13, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jul 9, 2026Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
