Congressional earmarks in WA
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 $69.31M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $36.00M · 2
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $36.00M · 2
- Maria Cantwell Sen. WA · $34.52M · 14
- Patty Murray Sen. WA · $29.52M · 13
- Jaime Herrera Beutler Rep. WA · $1.06M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $69.31M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Columbia River Fish Mitigation, WA, OR, ID (CRFM) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA, OR, & ID | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $34.80M $34.44M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mud Mountain Dam, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $9.68M |
| 2023 | Puget Sound Nearshore Marine Habitat Restoration, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Lake Washington Ship Canal, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.50M |
| 2022 | Puget Sound and Adjacent Water Restoration (Spencer Island), WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $5.00M $279.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Duwamish and Green River Basin, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Tacoma Harbor, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.90M |
| 2023 | Tacoma Harbor, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M $58.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dalles Tribal Village Development Plan, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Patty Murray WA, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.20M $69.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Columbia River Turning Basin Navigation Improvements, WA & OR U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler WA | $900.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Columbia River Turning Basin Navigation Improvements, WA & OR U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA & OR | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | John Day Lock and Dam, OR & WA (Tribal Housing) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $200.0K $10.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mount St. Helens Sediment Control, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $180.0K |
| 2023 | Mount St. Helens Sediment Control, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler WA | $160.0K $158.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bonneville Lock and Dam, WA (Tribal Housing) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $100.0K $15.1K 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.