ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026

Sponsor: Gabe Evans (Republican-CO)February 13, 2026

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Requires Homeland Security to streamline its outreach to law enforcement agencies.

This bill would make the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) better at working with federal, state, and local police. It would reorganize a DHS office to improve how they share information and connect with these agencies. The bill would also make sure state and local partners keep getting important intelligence help.

What Would Change

Today, the Department of Homeland Security's ELO Office operates with its current structure and manages relationships with law enforcement. After this bill, DHS would need to create a plan within 120 days to reorganize this office. This would involve streamlining its operations, moving some functions, and improving how it coordinates with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

Key Provisions

Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a plan within 120 days to reorganize its Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach (ELO) Office.
Requires the plan to identify and address any unnecessary jobs or programs within the ELO Office.
Requires the plan to move the main tasks and staff of the ELO Office into the Partner Engagement directorate of DHS's intelligence office.
Requires the plan to improve how DHS works with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including better communication and information sharing.
Requires the plan to include cost-benefit estimates, staffing changes, a transition timeline, and ways to oversee the reorganization.

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ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026

What Would Change

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