Congressional earmarks in MD
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 $4.03M match.
By year
- FY2023 $4.03M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $2.61M · 5
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $1.46M · 4
- Steny H. Hoyer Rep. MD · $1.31M · 1
- David Trone Rep. MD · $531.7K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $4.03M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Water Storage Tanks Prince George's County · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $1.31M |
| 2023 | Eastern Shore Farm to Freezer Project Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC) · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $985.0K |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy for Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities, Healthy Chesapeake Program · MD | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Frostburg Childcare Center City of Frostburg · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $531.7K |
| 2023 | Town of Midland Town Hall Replacement Town of Midland, Maryland · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $375.0K |
| 2023 | Talbot County Free Library – St. Michaels Branch Library Expansion and Renovation Talbot County Free Library · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $70.0K |
| 2023 | Charlestown Town Hall Addition and Restoration Town of Charlestown, Maryland · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $34.0K |
| 2023 | Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers Preschool Site Air Quality Improvement Chritchlow Adkins Children's Centers · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $21.0K |
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.