Congressional earmarks in IL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 13 provisions worth $15.24M match.
By year
- FY2023 $15.24M · 13
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard J. Durbin Sen. IL · $5.30M · 6
- Darin LaHood Rep. IL · $3.75M · 1
- Tammy Duckworth Sen. IL · $3.50M · 2
- Adam Kinzinger Rep. IL · $1.50M · 2
- Lauren Underwood Rep. IL · $975.0K · 1
- Mike Bost Rep. IL · $818.2K · 1
- Rodney Davis Rep. IL · $393.7K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $15.24M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elmwood Rural Health and Wellness Center Elmwood Community Foundation · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Darin Lahood IL | $3.75M |
| 2023 | Capital Improvements, Peoria, IL ARS, Peoria · IL | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M |
| 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 | Mt. Morris Fire Station Mt Morris Fire Protection District · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Representative Adam Kinzinger IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge/Nippersink Creek Restoration Project Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · IL | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $975.0K $974.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Truck And Salt Shed Replacement Perry County Highway Department · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Mike Bost IL | $818.2K |
| 2023 | Mobile Rural Telemedicine Initiative Blessing Health System · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - Distance Learning, Telemedicine Program | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $710.0K $710.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Capital Improvements, Urbana, IL ARS, Urbana · IL | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Pontiac Fire Department Substation City of Pontiac · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Adam Kinzinger IL | $500.0K |
| 2023 | City of Greenfield, IL - Police Department City of Greenfield · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Rodney Davis IL | $393.7K |
| 2023 | Rural Telemedicine Initiative OSF Healthcare System dba Saint Anthony Medical Center · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - Distance Learning, Telemedicine Program | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $218.0K $218.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Library Renovation Dixon Public Library · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $210.0K |
| 2023 | Rural Telemedicine Expansion Carle Eureka Hospital · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - Distance Learning, Telemedicine Program | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $163.0K $163.0K 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.