Congressional earmarks in MI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 13 provisions worth $36.10M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John James Rep. MI · $22.92M · 2
- Jack Bergman Rep. MI · $22.42M · 1
- Deborah Stabenow Sen. MI · $11.00M · 7
- Gary C. Peters Sen. MI · $10.40M · 8
- Rashida Tlaib Rep. MI · $4.67M · 2
- Debbie Dingell Rep. MI · $1.68M · 1
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $800.0K · 2
- Brenda Lawrence Rep. MI · $100.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $36.10M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sault Sainte Marie (New Soo Lock), MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative John Bergman MI, Representative John James MI | $22.42M |
| 2023 | Michigan Combined Sewer Overflows, Lansing, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI | $6.00M $18.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Michigan Combined Sewer Overflows, Section 219, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Rashida Tlaib MI | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Debbie Dingell MI, Representative Rashida Tlaib MI | $1.68M $212.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | South Haven Harbor, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $1.00M $805.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Menominee River Deepening, MI & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI, WI | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $600.0K $27.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Clinton River, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative John James MI | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Jefferson Chalmers, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 205 | Senator Gary Peters MI | $300.0K $3.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Menominee River Deepening, MI & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI & WI | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $200.0K $184.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grand Rapids Riverfront, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 205 | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI | $100.0K $40.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lakeshore Drive Seawall Restoration, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 103 | Senator Gary Peters MI | $100.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Port of Muskegon, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 107 | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $100.0K $37.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grosse Pointe Shoreline, MI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 103 | Representative Brenda Lawrence MI | $100.0K $39.1K 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.