Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 8 provisions worth $4.82M match.
By year
- FY2022 $4.82M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $4.29M · 5
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $1.22M · 5
- Chellie Pingree Rep. ME · $450.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $4.82M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Machiasport Public Works Building Improvements Town of Machiasport · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.13M |
| 2022 | Washburn Public Safety Building Improvements Town of Washburn · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $750.0K |
| 2022 | 4-H Innovation and Learning Center Maine 4-H Foundation · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Harrison Foodbank Expansion Harrison Food Bank · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $388.9K $388.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Maine System for Maine Emerald Ash Borer Management · ME | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Millinocket Library Millinocket Memorial Library · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Angus King ME | $56.0K |
| 2022 | St. Albans Town Hall Improvements Town of St. Albans · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Angus King ME | $23.0K |
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.