Earmarks requested by Jeff Merkley
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 19 provisions worth $18.34M match.
Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat, OR) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2024 $18.34M · 19
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $18.34M · 19
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $18.34M · 19
- Val T. Hoyle Rep. OR · $3.36M · 5
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer Rep. OR · $1.88M · 1
- Andrea Salinas Rep. OR · $1.00M · 2
- Suzanne Bonamici Rep. OR · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $18.34M · 19
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arnold Irrigation District Infrastructure Resiliency and Modernization Project Arnold Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $3.00M |
| 2024 | U.S. Forest Service for Timberline Lodge Roof Replacement Design, Engineering and Maintenance United States Forest Service · OR | Department of Agriculture · Capital Improvement and Maintenance | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.25M |
| 2024 | North Unit Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization Project North Unit Irrigation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Regional Stormwater Improvements Slayton, Marion County, OR · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $1.88M |
| 2024 | U.S. Forest Service Region 6 for Oregon Signature Trails Investments United States Forest Service · OR | Department of Agriculture · Capital Improvement and Maintenance | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.33M |
| 2024 | Three Rivers Fiber Broadband Tillamook County · OR | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect Pilot Program | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | County of Lane Emergency Communications Resiliency and Interoperability Project Lane County · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Val Hoyle OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Eugene Water & Electric Board for McKenzie Valley Fuels Reduction Project Eugene Water & Electric Board · OR | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Monroe Rural Health Center Benton County · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Val Hoyle OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | University of Oregon for Oregon Wildfire Camera Detection Interoperability University of Oregon · OR | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $610.0K |
| 2024 | Glide Revitalization Community Resource Center Glide Revitalization · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Val Hoyle OR | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Willamette Activity Center Renovation Project City of Oakridge · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Val Hoyle OR | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Dayton Civic Center City of Dayton · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Sewer Collection Pipe Replacement City of Carlton · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Curry Soil and Water Conservation District for Gorse Removal Curry Soil and Water Conservation District · OR | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $475.0K |
| 2024 | Port of Newport International Terminal Dock Repair Newport, OR Port of Newport · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Val Hoyle OR | $361.1K |
| 2024 | Condon Liberty Theatre Restoration Condon Arts Council · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Grant County CyberMill Expansion Grant County CyberMill · OR | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $113.0K |
| 2024 | Community Mental Health Facility Repairs in Lane County South Lane Mental Health Services, Inc. · OR | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $76.0K |
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.