Congressional earmarks

Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 20,293 provisions worth $38.96B.

By year

FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.

Requesting members

A project with several requesters counts for each of them.

By state: CA $3.21B · TX $1.83B · AL $1.80B · NY $1.75B · FL $1.40B · HI $1.33B · AK $1.21B · IL $1.20B · WA $1.19B · ME $1.14B · MS $1.14B · SC $1.09B · MO $1.03B · OK $978.09M · WV $975.47M · PA $948.36M · OH $892.87M · MI $879.39M · LA $830.45M · NJ $823.93M · GA $789.79M · NC $753.67M · AR $720.62M · VA $702.32M · OR $675.54M · MD $659.60M · KS $638.77M · MN $618.11M · MA $596.93M · NM $587.70M · VT $574.01M · CT $561.29M · WI $549.55M · CO $521.11M · AZ $500.59M · RI $494.54M · TN $490.17M · NV $489.05M · DE $354.58M · NH $309.89M · KY $307.50M · SD $266.05M · NE $241.20M · UT $221.91M · IA $198.11M · ID $153.49M · IN $86.61M · DC $56.78M · VI $44.51M · MP $44.27M · MT $34.91M · PR $33.70M · WY $19.99M · GU $11.60M

Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 20,293)

FYProject and recipientAgencyRequested byAmount
2024Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee River, TN U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TNArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Chuck Fleischmann TN$236.80M
2023Alabama State Port Authority Intermodal and Terminal Expansion Alabama State Port Authority · ALDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundSenator Richard Shelby AL$200.00M
$200.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TXArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Randy Weber TX$167.40M
$38.9K obligated by 9/30/23
2022Alabama State Port Authority Facilities and Improvements Alabama State Port Authority · ALDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundSenator Richard Shelby AL$132.70M
$132.70M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Aircraft Maintenance Hangar · SCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, NavySenator Lindsey Graham SC$121.83M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Upper Mississippi River—Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MO, IA, MN, IL, WIArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Tammy Baldwin WI, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Tina Smith MN, Sam Graves MO, Representative Darin Lahood IL, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO, Representative Eric Sorensen IL, Representative Nikki Budzinski IL$120.00M
2023KC-46A 1-Bay Depot Corrosion Control Hangar · OKDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceSenator James Inhofe OK$114.00M
$114.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Company Operations Facilities · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI$111.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Water Reclamation Facility Compliance Upgrade Marine Corps Base Hawaii · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy and Marine CorpsSenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Jill Tokuda HI$109.00M
2023Missile Magazines · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI$103.35M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Three Rivers, AR U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ARArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Rick Crawford AR$103.17M
2024Reception Barracks Complex, Ph2: Cost to Complete Fort Jackson · SCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Lindsey Graham SC$101.00M
2023Woolsey Finnell Bridge · ALDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator Richard Shelby AL$100.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) Planning and Design Related to Airfield and Terminal Improvements, Reconstruct Apron, Construct New Terminal, Construct Terminal Access and Perimeter Roads, Make Other Airfield Improvements, Remove Obstructions, and Acquire New Airport Rescue and Firefighting Equipment · ALDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsSenator Richard Shelby AL$100.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TXArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Randy Weber TX$100.00M
2023Physical Fitness Center Annex · AKDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Lisa Murkowski AK$99.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Patrick SFB Consolidated Communications Facility · FLDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceRepresentative Michael Waltz FL$97.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Freeport Harbor, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TXArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Randy Weber TX$90.66M
$34.96M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Dry Dock 3 Replacement Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy and Marine CorpsSenator Brian Schatz HI$90.00M
2024National Guard Readiness Center Addition/Alteration Lexington Armory · NYDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Jerrold Nadler NY$90.00M
2023KC-46A 2-Bay Program Depot Maintenance Hangar · OKDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceSenator James Inhofe OK$90.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Bachelor Enlisted Quarters · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Kaiali'i Kahele HI$87.90M
$36.33M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Advance Individual Training Complex Phase 2 · OKDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator James Inhofe OK$85.80M
$68.66M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Recruit Barracks · CADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Dianne Feinstein CA$82.23M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022UAB Heersink School of Medicine, AL, for facilities and equipment · ALDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Senator Richard Shelby AL$76.00M
$76.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023UAB Heersink School of Medicine, AL, for facilities and equipment · ALDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationSenator Richard Shelby AL$76.00M
$76.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Aircraft Airfield Pavement Improvements · WADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Patty Murray WA$68.10M
$57.43M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Alabama State Port Authority Rail Expansion, Rehabilitation and Modernization Alabama State Port Authority · ALDepartment of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety ImprovementsSenator Richard Shelby AL$67.30M
$67.30M obligated by 9/30/23
2024I-49 Extension AR · ARDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator John Boozman AR$67.00M
2022Electrical Distribution Modernization · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, NavySenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI$64.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Water Treatment Plant Replacement Hadnot Point: Cost to Complete · NCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, NavySenator Richard Burr NC$64.20M
$64.20M obligated by 9/30/23
2022CMV-22B Aircraft Maintenance Hangar · CADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, NavySenator Dianne Feinstein CA$63.60M
$56.37M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Aircraft Maintenance Hangar · AKDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator Lisa Murkowski AK$63.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Joint Operations Center: Cost to Complete · LADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA$61.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg) · NCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmyRepresentative Richard Hudson NC$61.00M
2023The Curators of the University of Missouri , MO, for facilities and equipment · MODepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationSenator Roy Blunt MO$61.00M
$61.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022The Curators of the University of Missouri, MO, for facilities and equipment · MODepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Senator Roy Blunt MO$61.00M
$61.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Renovation and expansion of research facilities University of South Alabama College of Medicine · ALDepartment of Commerce · ConstructionSenator Richard Shelby AL$60.00M
$59.40M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Command and Control Facility: Cost to Complete · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI$55.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022South State Street Properties Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, Chicago, IL · ILGeneral Services Administration · Federal Buildings FundSenator Richard Durbin IL$52.00M
$5.92M obligated by 9/30/23
2023The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering · ALDepartment of Education · Higher EducationSenator Richard Shelby AL$50.00M
$50.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023SOF Operations Integration Facility · FLDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-WideRepresentative Michael Waltz FL$50.00M
$50.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Advanced Helicopter Training System Hangar Naval Air Station Whiting Field · FLDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy and Marine CorpsRepresentative Matthew Gaetz FL$50.00M
2022The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering · ALDepartment of Education · Higher EducationSenator Richard Shelby AL$50.00M
$50.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Revolving Loan Fund City of Mobile · ALDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundSenator Richard Shelby AL$50.00M
$50.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, MN, MO, WIArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Tina Smith MN, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Senator Roy Blunt MO, Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Samuel Graves MO, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO, Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Darin Lahood IL$49.30M
$36.50M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Waterfront Production Facility: Planning and Design Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy and Marine CorpsSenator Mazie Hirono HI$49.08M
2022Combat Vehicle Maintenance Facility · CADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, NavySenator Dianne Feinstein CA$48.70M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Consolidated Headquarters Medical & Dining Facility · RIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air National GuardSenator John Reed RI$46.00M
$35.60M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, IA, MN, MO & WIArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Tammy Baldwin WI, Senator Roy Blunt MO, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Samuel Graves MO, Representative Ashley Hinson IA, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO$45.10M
$45.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Construction of a High-Performance Computing and Data Center for Water and Hydrological Scientific Research, Education, and Forecasting The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa · ALDepartment of Commerce · ConstructionSenator Richard Shelby AL$45.00M
$44.55M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Somerset Northern Bypass KY · KYDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Harold Rogers KY$45.00M
2024I-81 Corridor Improvements VA · VADepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsRepresentative Benjamin Cline VA$42.00M
2024Adv Individual Training Barracks Complex: Cost to Complete Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · ALDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Katie Britt AL$41.20M
2024Locks and Dams 2, 3, 4, Monongahela River, PA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · PAArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Robert Casey PA, Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA$41.00M
2024Network Enterprise Center Fort Hunter Liggett · CADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army ReserveSenator Dianne Feinstein CA, Representative Zoe Lofgren CA$40.00M
2023Tulsa International Airport (TUL) Air Traffic Control Tower · OKDepartment of Transportation · Facilities and EquipmentSenator James Inhofe OK$40.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, FL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · FLArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Brian Mast FL$40.00M
$40.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022MQ-9 Formal Training Unit Operations Facility · NMDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceSenator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM$40.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Plant Germplasm Research Facility University of Wisconsin, Madison · WIDepartment of Agriculture · Buildings and FacilitiesSenator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI$39.70M
$39.70M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Murrieta Creek, CA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CAArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Alejandro Padilla CA, Representative Darrell Issa CA$39.33M
2023Ammunition Demolition Shop · OKDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator James Inhofe OK$39.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Recruit Barracks · SCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Lindsey Graham SC$38.30M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Transient Training Enlisted Barracks · WIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army ReserveSenator Tammy Baldwin WI$38.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Water System Upgrade · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Ed Case HI$38.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Recruit Barracks · SCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Lindsey Graham SC$37.60M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LAArmy Corps of Engineers · Operation and MaintenanceSenator John Kennedy LA$36.50M
2024Max Westheimer Airport Improvements University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (OUN) · OKDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsRepresentative Tom Cole OK$36.46M
2022Entrance Road and Gate Complex: Cost to Complete · LADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceSenator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA$36.00M
$36.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Child Development Center Fort Liberty (Fort Bragg) · NCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Thomas Tillis NC, Representative Richard Hudson NC$36.00M
2023Information System Facility: Cost to Complete · LADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Bill Cassidy LA$35.36M
$12.73M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Spring Hill College, AL, for facilities and equipment · ALDepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationSenator Richard Shelby AL$35.00M
$35.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Construction of a New Math and Science Facility Marion Military Institute · ALDepartment of Commerce · ConstructionSenator Richard Shelby AL$35.00M
$34.65M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Columbia River Fish Mitigation, WA, OR, ID (CRFM) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA, OR, & IDArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR$34.80M
$34.44M obligated by 9/30/23
202210 MW Generation Plant and feeder level Microgrid system · MSDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-WideSenator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS$34.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Burlington International Airport (BTV) Terminal Improvements and Related Infrastructure · VTDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for AirportsSenator Patrick Leahy VT$34.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Child Development Center · KSDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Jerry Moran KS$34.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Little Wood River, ID U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IDArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionRepresentative Michael Simpson ID$33.55M
2024Well and Storage Tanks Helemano Military Reservation · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI$33.00M
2023Water System Upgrade · HIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, ArmySenator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Ed Case HI$33.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022940 ARW SQ OPS & AMU Complex · CADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force ReserveSenator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA$33.00M
$33.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Improvements to I-90 Interchange in Brandon · SDDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator John Thune SD$32.50M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Child Development Center · CADepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine CorpsSenator Dianne Feinstein CA$32.10M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022Mobile Harbor, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · ALArmy Corps of Engineers · Operation and MaintenanceSenator Richard Shelby AL$32.00M
$31.68M obligated by 9/30/23
2023Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet, NJ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NJArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ$32.00M
$89.1K obligated by 9/30/23
2023Hospital Replacement Inc. 5 · MODepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-WideSenator Roy Blunt MO$31.30M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LAArmy Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and TributariesSenator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA, Representative Garret Graves LA$31.00M
$550.6K obligated by 9/30/23
2023Transient Training Officer Barracks · WIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army ReserveSenator Tammy Baldwin WI$31.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2024Blood Processing Center Replacement Dover Air Force Base · DEDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide (DHA)Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE$30.60M
2022Missouri State University, MO, for facilities and equipment · MODepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Senator Roy Blunt MO$30.00M
$30.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024National Guard Readiness Center North Kingstown · RIDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Army National GuardSenator John Reed RI$30.00M
2023The University of Vermont, VT, for an endowment to support the programmatic development of the Honors College · VTDepartment of Education · Higher EducationSenator Patrick Leahy VT$30.00M
$30.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Fitness Center · CODepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceSenator Michael Bennet CO$30.00M
$30.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2022Fire and Rescue Station · SCDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, Air ForceSenator Lindsey Graham SC$30.00M
$29.49M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Black Hills Housing Trust Fund South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority · SDDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundSenator Marion Rounds SD, Senator John Thune SD$30.00M
2023Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Craney Island, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VAArmy Corps of Engineers · ConstructionSenator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA$30.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2022I-29 85th Street Interchange · SDDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsSenator John Thune SD$30.00M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23
2023Missouri State University, MO, for facilities and equipment · MODepartment of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services AdministrationSenator Roy Blunt MO$30.00M
$30.00M obligated by 9/30/23
2024Houston Ship Channel, TX U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TXArmy Corps of Engineers · Operation and MaintenanceRepresentative Brian Babin TX$29.75M
2022Combat Training Tank Complex · AZDepartment of Defense · Military Construction, NavySenator Mark Kelly AZ, Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ$29.30M
$0 obligated by 9/30/23

Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.