Congressional earmarks
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 362 provisions worth $494.52M match.
By year
- FY2023 $494.52M · 362
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $46.48M · 20
- Lisa Murkowski Sen. AK · $31.85M · 11
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $26.12M · 16
- Dianne Feinstein Sen. CA · $15.75M · 9
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $15.74M · 10
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $15.74M · 10
- Shelley Moore Capito Sen. WV · $12.40M · 8
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $11.73M · 7
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $11.31M · 10
- Richard Burr Sen. NC · $10.87M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $494.52M · 362
By state: WI $49.10M · AK $31.85M · ME $27.72M · TX $25.46M · MS $24.22M · CA $20.48M · WA $19.60M · OR $17.49M · IL $15.24M · WV $15.18M · NC $14.54M · MN $14.06M · NY $13.98M · VT $12.45M · NJ $11.69M · GA $11.47M · MO $10.76M · NM $10.62M · MI $10.47M · OK $10.23M · AZ $10.04M · ID $9.71M · OH $9.05M · LA $8.61M · CO $8.46M · RI $8.32M · PA $8.19M · NH $7.27M · HI $7.24M · CT $6.58M · FL $6.24M · MP $6.21M · NV $5.69M · SC $4.47M · MD $4.03M · KS $3.79M · MA $2.83M · AL $2.08M · IA $1.83M · VA $1.63M · GU $1.40M · NE $1.00M · UT $1.00M · DE $966.0K · KY $584.0K · TN $539.0K · AR $117.0K
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 362)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yuut Elitnaurviat Campus Expansion Yuut Elitnaurviat · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $10.00M |
| 2023 | Zebulon Fire Station Co-Location Town of Zebulon, NC · NC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Richard Burr NC | $7.50M |
| 2023 | USDA/ARS Children's National Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine · TX | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Representative Al Green TX | $7.12M $525.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cereal Disease Lab: St. Paul, MN Regents of the University of Minnesota · MN | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Representative Betty McCollum MN | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Milo Public Safety Building Town of Milo · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $6.38M |
| 2023 | Marshfield Agricultural Research Station Dairy Facilities University of Wisconsin-Madison · WI | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $6.00M |
| 2023 | McDowell County Commission Facility McDowell County Commission · WV | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $5.47M |
| 2023 | City of Viroqua Fire Station City of Viroqua · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.25M |
| 2023 | Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (MHLC) Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ilisagvik College Campus Improvements Ilisagvik College · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Mississippi Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations NRCS Mississippi · MS | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Expansion Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Pocasset River Watershed Flood Mitigation Project Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts · RI | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator John Reed RI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Prairie du Chien Public Safety Center City of Prairie du Chien · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Ron Kind WI | $4.95M |
| 2023 | Newport Community Center Town of Newport · NH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Jeanne Shaheen NH | $4.79M |
| 2023 | Kenai Boys & Girls Club Facility Construction Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.67M $4.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Edgewater Park Township Public Safety Building Township of Edgewater Park · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Andy Kim NJ | $4.40M $4.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Croix Valley Food Bank St. Croix Valley Food Bank · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.32M |
| 2023 | Parking space expansion (Saipan, MP) Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation · MP | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Delegate Gregorio Sablan MP | $4.19M |
| 2023 | Wheat, Peanut, and Other Field Crops Research Unit Facility Improvements Wheat, Peanut, and Other Field Crops Research Unit · OK | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.18M $305.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stevens County Justice Center Stevens County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Rock Creek Conservation and Water Quality Enhancement City of Twin Falls · ID | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Michael Simpson ID | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Municipality of Anchorage for implementation of the Municipal-wide Community Wildlife Protection Plan · AK | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Center for Agricultural Animal Genetic Engineering and Health University of Missouri · MO | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Sugarcane Research Unit Improvements USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Hannibal Regional Innovative Center Hannibal School District 60 · MO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Southwest Georgia Regional Commission Southwest Georgia Regional Commission · GA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Sanford Bishop GA | $3.94M |
| 2023 | Patten Library Revitalization The Friends of Veterans' Memorial Library · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.90M |
| 2023 | Elmwood Rural Health and Wellness Center Elmwood Community Foundation · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Darin Lahood IL | $3.75M |
| 2023 | Mount Baldy Fire Station San Bernardino County Fire Protection District · CA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $3.75M |
| 2023 | Storey County - Fire Station 71 Storey County · NV | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Catherine Cortez Masto NV, Senator Jacklyn Rosen NV | $3.75M |
| 2023 | San Diego County Twin-Engine Firefighting Helicopter · CA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Representative Darrell Issa CA, Representative Juan Vargas CA, Representative Mike Levin CA, Representative Scott Peters CA, Representative Sara Jacobs CA | $3.75M $3.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cumberland County/Salem County Broadband Connectivity Salem County · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ | $3.75M |
| 2023 | University of Maine System - Seawater Supply Lines University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Green Mountain National Forest – Taconic Gateway/Big Spruce · VT | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Peter Welch VT | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Capital Improvements, Peoria, IL ARS, Peoria · IL | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Hertford County, NC Economic Development Center Hertford County Government · NC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative George Butterfield NC | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Oregon State University for Elliott State Research Forest Monitoring Equipment · OR | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Colorado State Forest Service for Creating Resilient Forests in Colorado · CO | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $3.46M $3.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Barre Municipal Auditorium Upgrades City of Barre · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $3.45M |
| 2023 | Belmont VFD New Station Belmont Volunteer Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $3.42M |
| 2023 | Door County Granary Sturgeon Bay Historical Society · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.30M $3.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jerome Education and Training Center College of Southern Idaho · ID | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Michael Simpson ID | $3.30M |
| 2023 | Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit Facilities Improvements USDA ARS - Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit · OK | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $3.25M $212.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fountain Fire Station Bay County, Florida · FL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Neal Dunn FL | $3.23M |
| 2023 | Grant County Conservation Lake Restoration Grant County Conservation District · WA | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $3.15M $3.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Webster County Operations Center Webster County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Chelan Douglas Community Action Council (CDCAC) Food Distribution Center WA08 Chelan Douglas Community Action Council · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lincoln Community Critical Access Hospital Lincoln Community Hospital · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Coushatta Tribe Education Facility Coushatta Tribe · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Tillamook County Fiber Network Tillamook County · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Pleasanton Police Department and Municipal Court City of Pleasanton, TX · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.98M |
| 2023 | Addressing Climate Challenges to Agriculture and Water Quality in the New York City Watershed The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · NY | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $2.95M |
| 2023 | Maintenance of the Range Management Research Unit – Southwest Climate Hub USDA-ARS Range Management Research Unit · NM | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $2.83M $406.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ohio River Museum Re-invention Ohio Historical Society dba Ohio History Connection · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.75M |
| 2023 | East Windsor Municipal Multi-Service Center Addition and Renovation Town of East Windsor · CT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $2.75M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir Project Clallam County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.73M |
| 2023 | Alpena County Regional MRF, Multi-Stream Recycling Facility County of Alpena · MI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI | $2.70M |
| 2023 | Luverne Childcare Center City of Luverne · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $2.61M |
| 2023 | Southwest Wisconsin Regional Childcare Southwest Health · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.58M |
| 2023 | Lone Pine Irrigation District Authorized Watershed Plan Lone Pine Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.55M $2.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Winchester Public Works Garage Town of Winchester · CT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $2.53M |
| 2023 | Rio Grande City Public Safety Building and Emergency Shelter Rio Grande City · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.51M |
| 2023 | Clay County Hospital Flora Clinic Project Clay County Hospital and Medical Clinics · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Tick-Borne Disease Prevention in Northern New England University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Batavia Public Safety Facility City of Batavia · NY | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Chris Jacobs NY | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Fork Irrigation District Authorized Watershed Plan East Fork Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Sampson Community College Improvements Sampson Community College · NC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Richard Burr NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $2.37M $2.37M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | U.S. Forest Service for Iditarod National Historic Trail, Chugach National Forest · AK | Department of Agriculture · Capital Improvement and Maintenance | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.35M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Norton Sound Health Childcare Facility Norton Sound Health Corporation · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.27M |
| 2023 | Spanaway Family Services Center Bethel School District 403 · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $2.25M |
| 2023 | Mississippi Delta Community College Training Academy Mississippi Delta Community College · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.25M |
| 2023 | Lamar County Crisis Stabilization Unit Lamar County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $2.25M |
| 2023 | Town of Warren-Police Station Town of Warren · RI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator John Reed RI | $2.20M |
| 2023 | City of Princeton Multi-Use Community Center City of Princeton · WV | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $2.20M |
| 2023 | Town of Van Buren - Fire Station and Training Center Town of Van Buren · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.18M |
| 2023 | Floodwater Dam #11 Doyle Creek Watershed Joint District 86 · KS | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Jerry Moran KS | $2.10M |
| 2023 | Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority Childcare Center Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority · NY | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY | $2.10M |
| 2023 | Laona Rescue Building for Shared Towns 911 Ambulance Service Laona Rescue Unit · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.09M |
| 2023 | Little Colorado Area Irrigation Efficiency and Conservation Project Foundation for Little Colorado Revitalization · AZ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ | $2.07M |
| 2023 | Grant County Public Safety Communications System Upgrade Grant County, WI · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Ron Kind WI | $2.03M |
| 2023 | Upper Valley Haven Shelter and Community Resource Center Upper Valley Haven · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M |
| 2023 | U.S. Forest Service for Accessible Trails in Vermont, Green Mountain National Forest · VT | Department of Agriculture · Capital Improvement and Maintenance | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M $994.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tubac Fire District Fire Station Tubac Fire District · AZ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mark Kelly AZ, Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Phase 2 of the East Branch Ausable River Restoration Plan Ausable River Association · NY | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Elise Stefanik NY | $2.00M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wildlife Damage Management - Mississippi WHCP Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce · MS | Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Guadalupe Union Early Childhood Education Center Guadalupe Union School District · CA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Rio Grande River Conservation Project Rio Grande International Study Center · TX | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Henry Cuellar TX | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Munising - Washington Street Streetscape City of Munising · MI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Haxtun Health Main Street Clinic Haxtun Hospital District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Town of Anthony, Texas Police Department, Municipal Court, and Emergency Shelter Facility Town of Anthony, Texas · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $1.93M |
| 2023 | New Dublin Fire Station City of Dublin, Georgia · GA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $1.82M |
| 2023 | Town of Rainelle Sidewalk Repair and Rehabilitation Town of Rainelle · WV | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.76M |
| 2023 | Lebanon Community Services Center Crossroads Communities · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Peter Defazio OR | $1.75M |
| 2023 | Castroville, Texas Parks and Recreation Community Building City of Castroville · TX | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $1.71M |
| 2023 | Sprout Fiber Internet Project Cullman Electric Cooperative · AL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $1.70M |
| 2023 | Lewisburg YMCA at the Miller Center Child Care Expansion Project The Miller Center for Recreation and Wellness · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Robert Casey PA | $1.68M |
| 2023 | Mt Lemmon Fire District Fire Station Remodel and Expansion Mt. Lemmon Fire District · AZ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mark Kelly AZ, Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick AZ | $1.67M |
| 2023 | The Freshwater Research and Innovation Center at Discovery Pier, Phase 1 Discovery Center Great Lakes · MI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative John Bergman MI | $1.63M |
| 2023 | Community Veterinary Education and Training at Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University Foundation, Inc · GA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $1.54M |
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.