As a former cop for over a decade in the Denver metro area, I know
there is nothing more critical to law enforcement operations than open
communication between local, State, and Federal agencies. Information
sharing between the men and women on the front lines and Federal
intelligence counterparts ensures that bad actors, often tied to
international criminal organizations like cartels and terrorist groups,
are removed from our streets as quickly as possible.
  From my own experience, I know that State and local law enforcement
often face national and international threats: terrorists, cartels,
cyberattacks, and foreign enemy regimes. This bill supports State and
local law enforcement when they encounter those national or those
international threats.
  Unfortunately, in my home State of Colorado, Denver Democrats are
often more concerned about finding ways to weaken law enforcement
operations and attacking our brave officers rather than prioritizing
public safety. Defund-the-police antics create public safety conflicts
and confusion for law enforcement officers who are trying to serve and
protect their communities.
  This bill ensures that State and local agencies can easily and
frequently access the resources they require from their Federal
partners when they are facing threats that require Federal backing.
  By reorganizing the ELO Office and realigning its essential functions
within I&A's partner engagement directorate, this bill streamlines
coordination between law enforcement agencies, enhances information-
sharing mechanisms, and reduces duplicative actions.
  This ensures responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and it
makes sure that State and local law enforcement agencies have the
information that they need when they are facing those national or
international threats.
  Time and again, we wait for tragedies to remind us that we have to
incentivize interagency collaboration. This bill takes the fight to the
streets, and it makes sure that we are preventively getting these
resources to our State and local law enforcement agencies, because no
single law enforcement agency can effectively address the full spectrum
of threats without that combined resource.
  Madam Speaker, I strongly urge support for this bipartisan piece of
legislation and support for the millions of State and local law
enforcement officers across our country.
  Mr. WALKINSHAW. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's and the committee's work
on H.R. 7574, and it sounds like, I think, that we are in alignment. I
just want to be sure that the language in the bill referring to
redundancies isn't used to defund the I&A at the Department of Homeland
Security. It sounds like the gentleman and I are on the same page.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GARBARINO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 7574. I
congratulate Mr. Evans on this fine piece of legislation, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Garbarino) that the House suspend the
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7574.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

                  STOP FOREIGN FUNDS IN ELECTIONS ACT

  Mr. STEIL. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 3535) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
apply the prohibition against contributions and donations by foreign
nationals in connection with elections to contributions or donations in
connection with ballot initiatives and referenda.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3535