Congressional earmarks in MA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $2.83M match.
By year
- FY2023 $2.83M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $1.15M · 2
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $1.14M · 3
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $1.14M · 3
- James P. McGovern Rep. MA · $876.4K · 2
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $115.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $2.83M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | City of Everett for an Urban Forestry Project · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $750.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New England Forestry Foundation for Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership: Action on Forest Climate Resilience · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $540.0K $540.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Franklin County Volunteer Responder Digital Pagers Franklin Regional Council of Governments · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative James McGovern MA | $450.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Spencer Fiber Optic Network Town of Spencer · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative James McGovern MA | $426.4K |
| 2023 | Mystic River Watershed Association for an Urban Forestry Project · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Year Round Farming Education for Children Kistner Foundation Inc. dba Red Gate Farm · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $150.0K |
| 2023 | Charles River Watershed Association for a Tree Protection and Planting Project · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $115.0K $115.0K 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.