DHS moves law enforcement office to cut waste and improve teamwork.
H.R. 7574 — ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026 · Filed by Gabe Evans (R-CO) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 13, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the Department of Homeland Security to move its Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office. The move stops doing the same work twice. It helps different parts of DHS work better together. The Secretary must write a plan within 120 days. DHS must finish the move within 60 days after that. Until the plan is done, DHS cannot expand the office or start similar offices.
Who it affects
The bill affects how DHS runs itself. It also affects state, local, tribal, and territorial partners that work with DHS and share information.
One thing to notice
The bill requires that state, local, tribal, and territorial partners keep access to information-sharing systems during the move. The bill does not say what happens to workers whose jobs become redundant.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Feb 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security”
- May 14, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 3”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4399)”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office — The DHS office that works with law enforcement partners and shares information.
- redundant — Doing the same job or work more than once in a way that wastes time and money.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,938 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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