Congressional earmarks in SC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 10 provisions worth $110.19M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lindsey Graham Sen. SC · $110.19M · 10
- James E. Clyburn Rep. SC · $54.06M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $110.19M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Charleston Harbor, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $25.00M |
| 2024 | Lakes Marion and Moultrie, Section 219, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $23.77M |
| 2022 | Lakes Marion and Moultrie, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $19.79M $1.63M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Charleston Peninsula, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $13.32M $29.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lakes Marion and Moultrie, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $10.51M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Charleston Harbor, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Georgetown Harbor, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.50M |
| 2024 | Charleston, SC Tidal and Inland Flooding—Flood Risk Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $600.0K |
| 2023 | Folly Beach, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Charleston, SC Tidal and Inland Flooding – Flood Risk Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $200.0K $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.