Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 23 provisions worth $184.04M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $160.38M · 20
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $59.69M · 11
- Michael Guest Rep. MS · $20.20M · 3
- Katie Boyd Britt Sen. AL · $18.40M · 1
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $10.00M · 1
- Mike Ezell Rep. MS · $900.0K · 1
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $200.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $184.04M · 23
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yazoo Basin, Delta Headwaters Project, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $27.70M |
| 2023 | Yazoo Basin, Upper Yazoo, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $25.00M $176.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTWW), AL & MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS, AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Katie Britt AL | $18.40M |
| 2022 | Yazoo Basin, Delta Headwaters Project, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $12.90M $4.84M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Desoto County, Section 219, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $12.30M |
| 2024 | Yazoo Basin, Upper Yazoo Projects, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $10.50M |
| 2023 | Yazoo Basin, Grenada Lake, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Trent Kelly MS | $10.00M $29.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Meridian, Section 219, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure, Section 592, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $9.20M |
| 2023 | Desoto County Regional Wasteway System, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.83M $7.64M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Yazoo Basin, Delta Headwaters Project, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $7.40M $2.42M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Yazoo Basin, Yazoo Backwater Area, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.00M $62.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rankin County, Section 219, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $6.20M |
| 2024 | Yazoo Basin, Yazoo Backwater Area, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.50M |
| 2023 | Yazoo Basin, Yazoo Backwater Area, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.50M $505.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Madison County, Section 219, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Yazoo Basin, Upper Yazoo, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.50M $2.04M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Okatibbee Lake, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Gulfport Harbor, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Vicksburg Harbor, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Greenville Harbor, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $300.0K |
| 2023 | Gulfport Harbor, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $200.0K $121.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rosedale Harbor, MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $150.0K |
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.