DHS must submit ELO Office restructuring plan within 120 days
Passed one chamberH.R. 7574Latest action
Sponsor: Gabe Evans · Representative · CO
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Official title: ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
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HR 7574 gives DHS 120 days to submit a restructuring plan for its ELO Office and bars expansion until that plan is certified.
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What does this do?
HR 7574 requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a detailed plan to Congress within 120 days of enactment explaining how to restructure the Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach Office, eliminate unnecessary positions or programs, and move its core functions into the Partner Engagement directorate. While that plan is being developed, DHS is prohibited from expanding the office, increasing its budget, or creating duplicate offices. The freeze lifts only after the plan has been submitted and its launch certified to Congress.
Who does it affect?
DHS employees working in or alongside the ELO Office face potential reassignment or elimination of positions. State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies that rely on the ELO Office for intelligence support and access to secure information systems are also affected, though the plan must protect continuity of those services.
Why does it matter?
The stated purpose is to reduce duplicated work across the department and improve how DHS shares information with law enforcement partners. The restrictions on expansion are intended to prevent the department from enlarging the structure it is simultaneously required to reform.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2026
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jul 14, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.