Congressional earmarks in MN
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 $14.06M match.
By year
- FY2023 $14.06M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Betty McCollum Rep. MN · $7.00M · 1
- Tina Smith Sen. MN · $6.61M · 5
- Amy Klobuchar Sen. MN · $6.61M · 5
- Pete Stauber Rep. MN · $456.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $14.06M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Luverne Childcare Center City of Luverne · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $2.61M |
| 2023 | Ely Area Ambulance Service and Ely Emergency City of Ely · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $1.30M |
| 2023 | Iron Range Childcare United Way of Northeastern Minnesota · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Biwabik Township Public Infrastructure Development Project Biwabik Township · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $900.0K |
| 2023 | Brainerd Family YMCA-child care supply solutions Brainerd Family YMCA · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Cromwell Broadband Project City of Cromwell · MN | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Peter Stauber MN | $456.0K |
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.