Congressional earmarks
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 287 provisions worth $405.16M match.
By year
- FY2022 $405.16M · 287
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $57.20M · 10
- Mark Pocan Rep. WI · $39.92M · 2
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $28.36M · 16
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $16.51M · 18
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $16.51M · 18
- Charles E. Schumer Sen. NY · $14.78M · 16
- Amy Klobuchar Sen. MN · $14.50M · 7
- Tina Smith Sen. MN · $14.03M · 7
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $13.88M · 4
- Lisa Murkowski Sen. AK · $12.23M · 7
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $405.16M · 287
By state: WI $57.20M · VT $32.14M · AK $22.58M · CO $22.12M · NY $18.46M · OR $16.61M · MS $15.46M · CA $14.77M · MN $14.69M · NM $14.61M · TX $13.05M · SC $12.34M · PA $11.76M · ID $11.20M · IL $11.20M · NC $10.17M · LA $10.00M · RI $9.93M · WA $8.32M · AZ $7.99M · OH $6.91M · CT $6.33M · MI $6.30M · NJ $5.86M · GA $5.32M · MO $5.00M · ME $4.82M · VA $4.35M · NH $3.85M · MD $3.04M · GU $3.00M · HI $2.40M · IA $2.03M · FL $1.95M · WV $1.83M · VI $1.50M · MP $1.37M · DE $1.14M · AL $885.0K · AR $650.0K · KS $600.0K · OK $594.0K · NV $500.0K · KY $300.0K · MA $26.8K
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 287)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Plant Germplasm Research Facility University of Wisconsin, Madison · WI | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $39.70M $39.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Institute for Rural Partnerships University of Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · General Provision | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $10.00M $9.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sugarcane Research Unit Improvements Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Garret Graves LA | $10.00M $735.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southern Coastal Biodiversity Project · SC | Department of Agriculture · Forest Legacy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $9.46M $9.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mississippi Flood mitigation Mississippi Watershed Operations · MS | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $8.40M $8.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Montrose County Courthouse Renovation Montrose County · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $7.72M $7.72M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kodiak Fire Station Replacement City of Kodiak · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $7.00M |
| 2022 | City of Platteville Fire Station City of Platteville · WI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Ron Kind WI | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Shoshone Bannock Tribal Fire Station Shoshone Bannock Tribe · ID | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Michael Simpson ID | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for Bridge and trailhead improvements on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, Chugach NF · AK | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.77M $4.71M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pine County Broadband Expansion Pine County · MN | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Tina Smith MN, Representative Peter Stauber MN | $5.58M |
| 2022 | Moriarty Fire Station City of Moriarty · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $5.25M $5.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northampton County Courthouse Northampton County Government · NC | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative George Butterfield NC | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Long Island Sound Coastal Zone Soil Survey Natural Resources Conservation Service · CT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Farm to School Institute Shelburne Farms · VT | Department of Agriculture · General Provision | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Farmland Futures Fund Vermont Land Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | College Student Housing Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College · WI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Pocasset River Flood Damage Reduction City of Cranston and Town of Johnston · RI | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator John Reed RI | $5.00M $2.95M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ochoco Irrigation District Watershed Projects Ochoco Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $4.88M |
| 2022 | Moffat County Courthouse Moffat County · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $4.65M $4.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Expansion National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research · IL | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Darin LaHood IL | $4.50M $399.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | US Sheep Experiment Station Infrastructure Improvements US Sheep Experiment Station · ID | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Michael Simpson ID | $4.20M $290.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Plumas-Sierra Broadband Expansion Plumas-Sierra Telecommunications · CA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Doug LaMalfa CA | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Center for Agricultural Animal Genetic Engineering and Health University of Missouri · MO | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hospital Replacement Facility Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · WI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Niagara-Orleans Broadband Expansion Niagara County · NY | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Chris Jacobs NY | $3.88M |
| 2022 | National Forests in North Carolina, North Carolina Threatened Treasures · NC | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Richard Burr NC | $3.83M $3.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Salem County Courthouse Revitalization Office of the Salem County Administrator · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ | $3.75M $3.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado State Forest Service for Colorado Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilient Forests Project · CO | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $3.65M $3.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Community Justice Center Lake County · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $3.58M |
| 2022 | El Faro Road Flood Mitigation Sullivan City · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $3.54M |
| 2022 | City of Flagstaff for Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project · AZ | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Mark Kelly AZ, Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chisholm Public Safety Building City of Chisholm · MN | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Tina Smith MN | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kiana Fire Response and Equipment City of Kiana · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $3.35M |
| 2022 | State of Alaska, Division of Forestry for Alaska Enhanced Wildfire Mitigation · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.25M $3.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Goodhue County Broadband Expansion Goodhue County · MN | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Tina Smith MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $3.21M |
| 2022 | Del Norte County Facility Improvements Del Norte County Board of Supervisors · CA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $3.08M $3.08M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pembroke Township Broadband Expansion Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · IL | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Robin Kelly IL | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Guam Fisherman's Co-Op Facility Guam Fisherman's Cooperative Association · GU | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Delegate Michael San Nicolas GU | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Murdaugh Senior Center Vital Aging of Williamsburg County, Inc · SC | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative James Clyburn SC | $2.88M $2.88M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cotton Valley Broadband Expansion County of El Paso · TX | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $2.85M |
| 2022 | Chemung Center for Innovation Waverly Central School District · NY | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Charles Schumer NY | $2.75M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charles City County Broadband Expansion Charles City County · VA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Aston McEachin VA | $2.64M |
| 2022 | Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest · GA | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $2.63M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for New and improved mountain biking trails, Green Mountain NF · VT | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jim Thorpe Facility Upgrade Borough of Jim Thorpe · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Fork Irrigation Modernization East Fork Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St Johnsbury Science Annex Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Peter Welch VT | $2.47M $2.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Starr County Courthouse Rio Grande City · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.39M |
| 2022 | IT Montgomery Home Restoration BDT Housing Services Enterprise · MS | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.25M $2.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation Facility Revitalization Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation · MS | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.25M |
| 2022 | Susquehanna River Basin Restoration – Pequea Creek Watershed Plan Chesapeake Bay Foundation · PA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Robert Casey PA | $2.18M $2.18M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, Roaring Branch · VT | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Holden Community Center City of Central Falls · RI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Warren Fire and EMS Center Town of Warren · RI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator John Reed RI | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation Project Wallowa Lake Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M |
| 2022 | State of Oregon for Opal Creek Wilderness Economic Development Project · OR | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kwiyagat Community Academy K Through 5 Education Building Ute Mountain Ute Tribe · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Superior Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center Town of Superior · AZ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Mark Kelly AZ, Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ, Representative Thomas O'Halleran AZ | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Family YMCA YMCA of Plattsburgh · NY | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.97M $1.97M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Phillipstown Highway Facility Center Town of Phillipstown · NY | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Carolyn Maloney NY | $1.79M $1.79M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northern Lights Community Center Renovation Northern Lights YMCA · MI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative John Bergman MI | $1.75M |
| 2022 | Corinna Fire Station Improvements Town of Corinna · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.73M $1.73M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | LeRoy Park Safety Modernization City of Guadalupe · CA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Representative Salud Carbajal CA | $1.70M |
| 2022 | Westerlo Broadband Expansion Town of Westerlo · NY | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Paul Tonko NY | $1.69M |
| 2022 | Sandwich Broadband Expansion Town of Sandwich · NH | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Senator Jeanne Shaheen NH, Representative Chris Pappas NH | $1.65M $1.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fremont Community Amphitheater Project City of Fremont · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.61M $1.61M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cass County Courthouse Renovation Cass County · MI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Gary Peters MI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Matsu Food Bank Renovations Matsu Food Bank · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bremond Broadband Expansion Brazos Valley Council of Governments · TX | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Tree Restoration Western Reserve Land Conservancy · OH | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | San Felipe Community Center Pueblo of San Felipe · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Warren Volunteer Fire Department County of Warren · GA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greene County Business Incubator Greene County Board of Commissioners · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Prince George's County Water Tanks Prince George's County · MD | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Anthony Brown MD, Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $1.35M |
| 2022 | Nashville Fire Station Town of Nashville · NC | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative George Butterfield NC | $1.34M $1.34M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | State of New Mexico for Cimarron Range Fire Protection Project · NM | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chelan County Broadband Expansion Chelan County PUD · WA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $1.29M |
| 2022 | Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center Dylan Jude Harrell DIPG Foundation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.27M |
| 2022 | La Joya Fire Station Town of La Joya · TX | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $1.27M |
| 2022 | Bradner Fire Station Bradner Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Robert Latta OH | $1.26M $1.26M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rural Broadband Expansion for Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University · MI | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative John Bergman MI | $1.20M |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for Planning and implementation of improvements on the Franconia Ridge Trail, White Mountains NF · NH | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Jeanne Shaheen NH | $1.13M $1.13M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cherry Lake 4H Center University of Florida · FL | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Alfred Lawson FL | $1.13M |
| 2022 | Machiasport Public Works Building Improvements Town of Machiasport · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.13M |
| 2022 | Farm to Refrigerator Training Facility Jefferson County-Dubois Area Vocational Technical School · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $1.13M $1.13M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cochise County Animal Shelter Cochise County · AZ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Ann Kirkpatrick AZ | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northwest Hills Animal Control Facility City of Torrington · CT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Halfmoon Creek Watershed Management Plan Chesapeake Bay Foundation · PA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Robert Casey PA | $1.06M $1.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North San Juan Fire Suppresion System County of Nevada · CA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Representative Doug LaMalfa CA | $1.05M |
| 2022 | Foodbank Expansion Northwest NJ Community Action Program, Inc · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North San Joaquin Water Conservation District North San Joaquin Water Conservation District · CA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Representative Jerry McNerney CA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Nooksack Clinic and Wellness Facility Nooksack Indian Tribe · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Suzan DelBene WA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Mississippi Forestry Commission for Mississippi Cogongrass Control Program · MS | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mt. Vernon Police Station City of Mt. Vernon · IL | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Mike Bost IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Questa Fire Station Village of Questa · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Pocono Family Community Center Pocono Family YMCA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Susan Wild PA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Stanton Child Care Resource Center Expansion Stanton Child Care Resource Center · IA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | River Habitat Restoration and Conservation Initiative John G. Shedd Aquarium · IL | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $975.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for A community-based master recreation plan and recreational improvements at Lake Okhissa, Homochitto NF · MS | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $53.7K 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.