Congressional earmarks in CT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 14 provisions worth $8.48M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Blumenthal Sen. CT · $8.48M · 14
- Christopher Murphy Sen. CT · $8.48M · 14
- James A. Himes Rep. CT · $2.81M · 1
- John B. Larson Rep. CT · $1.20M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $8.48M · 14
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Westport Harbor & Sagatuck River, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Representative James Himes CT | $2.81M $44.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hartford and East Hartford, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative John Larson CT | $1.00M $105.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stony Creek, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $600.0K $183.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Guilford Harbor, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Long Island Sound, DMMP, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Connecticut River below Hartford, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Stratford, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Stonington Harbor, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Guilford Harbor, Guilford, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Branford Harbor, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $380.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Branford Harbor, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $300.0K |
| 2022 | Hartford and East Hartford, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Representative John Larson CT | $200.0K $144.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Project Condition Surveys, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $117.0K |
| 2024 | Clinton Harbor, CT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · CT | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $75.0K |
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.