Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations for FY2025
The House and the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittees are charged with providing annual appropriations for the U.S. Departmen...
Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs)
What Is Security Force Assistance (SFA)?
Security Force Assistance (SFA) is defined as “unified action to generate, employ, and sustain local, host-nation, or regional security forces in support of a ...
House Oversight and Government Reform (HOGR) Reconciliation Committee Print Pursuant to H.Con.Res. 14
On April 30, 2025, HOGR held a markup in response to the reconciliation directives included in H.Con.Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2025. Specifically, Section 2001(a)(9) of H....
Trump Administration Actions: Geographic Naming
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,” to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, reinstate th...
Introduction to Financial Services: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
In 2010, through enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank, P.L. 111-203), Congress established the CFPB to implement and enforce federal consumer financia...
Q&A: Graduate Education Finance
Third Way is a center-left think tank that champions modern solutions to the most challenging problems in US public policy, including the economy, climate and energy, national security, social policy,...
Alaska’s Active Volcanoes: Federal Role in Research, Monitoring, and Warning
Alaska has about 140 active volcanoes, and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) considers 86 to be threatening to people and property. Most of Alaska’s active volcanoes are stratovolcanoes, capable of ex...
DOT’s Federal Pipeline Safety Program: Background and Issues for Congress
The U.S. energy pipeline network includes 3.3 million miles of onshore pipeline transporting natural gas, crude oil, and other hazardous liquids. Over the past decade, major safety incidents in Califo...