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Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)

Special Events Program Alignment Act of 2026

H.R. 8142 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the Special Events Program Alignment Act of 2026'', focuses on a specific organizational change within the Department of Homeland Security. It directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to move the Special Events Program'' to the Office of Situational Awareness. This transfer must occur within 180 days of the Act being enacted. The movement includes all functions, personnel, assets, and records associated with the program. Additionally, all unexpended balances of funds or authorizations must accompany the transfer.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Moving the Special Events Program to the Office of Situational Awareness may streamline departmental organizational structures.

  • Scored +1

    Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?

    The transfer of the Special Events Program to the Office of Situational Awareness may align security functions for better internal coordination.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.