Congressional earmarks in NJ
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 10 provisions worth $11.69M match.
By year
- FY2023 $11.69M · 10
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Andy Kim Rep. NJ · $4.40M · 1
- Jefferson Van Drew Rep. NJ · $3.75M · 1
- Cory A. Booker Sen. NJ · $1.53M · 5
- Mikie Sherrill Rep. NJ · $1.50M · 1
- Robert Menendez Sen. NJ · $1.48M · 4
- Tom Malinowski Rep. NJ · $450.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $11.69M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Whippany River Regional Improvement Initiative Township of Hanover · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Clayton Fire Department Ladder Truck Borough of Clayton · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $715.0K $715.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Music Mountain Woodland Restoration and Stormwater Management Green Infrastructure Project City of Lambertville · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Tom Malinowski NJ | $450.0K |
| 2023 | Facility for Meals on Wheels of Salem County Meals on Wheels of Salem County · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $380.0K |
| 2023 | Mount Holly Municipal Courthouse Project Township of Mount Holly · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $330.0K |
| 2023 | Kennedy Lake Dredging Project Feasibility Study City of Burlington · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $55.0K |
| 2023 | Whippany River Regional Improvement Initiative Feasibility Study Township of Hanover · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $55.0K |
| 2023 | Pine Brook Stream De-Snagging and Stabilization Feasibility Study Township of West Caldwell · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $55.0K |
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.