Special Events Program Alignment Act of 2026
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to move its Special Events Program to a different office within the same department within 180 days of passage. The transfer includes all staff, equipment, records, and remaining funds currently used for the program. The change reorganizes how the department manages special events under the Office of Situational Awareness instead of its previous location.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 27, 2026
Last action May 14, 2026
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5
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
lower
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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