Congressional earmarks in MD
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 15 provisions worth $30.51M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $24.29M · 11
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $17.18M · 12
- Robert Casey Sen. PA · $11.90M · 2
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $11.25M · 1
- Steny H. Hoyer Rep. MD · $2.07M · 1
- David Trone Rep. MD · $2.00M · 1
- Jamie Raskin Rep. MD · $650.0K · 1
- Andy Harris Rep. MD · $250.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $30.51M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration & Protection Program, DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA & WV (Money Point, VA) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD, PA, VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Robert Casey PA, Representative Robert Scott VA | $11.25M $16.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wicomico River, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $4.72M |
| 2023 | Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery, MD & VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cumberland, MD and Ridgeley, WV U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD, WV | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $2.45M |
| 2022 | St. Patrick's Creek, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $2.07M $2.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Harbor & Channels (Seagirt Loop Deepening), MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $2.03M |
| 2024 | Brunswick, Section 219, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Assateague Island, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $900.0K |
| 2024 | River Basin Commissions (Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions: Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD, PA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $650.0K |
| 2024 | Slaughter Creek, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Andy Harris MD | $250.0K |
| 2023 | Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration & Protection Program, DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA & WV (Hoopers Island, MD) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $100.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Morgan State University Stadium Way Slope Stabilization, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 14 | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $50.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Upper Thorofare, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $14.0K |
| 2024 | Claiborne Harbor, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $8.0K |
| 2022 | Pocomoke River, MD U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MD | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $8.0K $3.0K 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.