Congressional earmarks in VA
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 $64.67M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $62.73M · 13
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $62.73M · 13
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $4.00M · 1
- Elaine Luria Rep. VA · $1.95M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $64.67M · 14
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Craney Island, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $30.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | James River Channel, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $10.70M $277.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Landing Bridge, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $5.00M $95.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Norfolk Harbor, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Norfolk Harbor and Channels, VA (Elizabeth River and Southern Branch) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Robert Scott VA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Rudee Inlet, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Nansemond River, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Little Machipongo River, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Elaine Luria VA | $1.95M $2.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rudee Inlet, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $580.0K $504.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Tangier Island Channels, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Virginia Beach & Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $400.0K |
| 2023 | Baltimore Harbor & Channels (50 foot), MD (Tangier Island Beneficial Use, VA) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $300.0K $6.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hampton Roads Beneficial Use, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 204 | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Beach Boardwalk Erosion Control & Shoreline Resiliency, VA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · VA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 103 | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $50.0K $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.