Earmarks requested by Bernard Sanders
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 13 provisions worth $11.32M match.
Senator Bernard Sanders (Independent, VT) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $11.32M · 13
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $1.37M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $11.32M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Barre Municipal Auditorium Upgrades City of Barre · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $3.45M |
| 2024 | Rochester High School Repurposing Project Town of Rochester · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.33M |
| 2023 | Tinker Child Enrichment Center Copley Health Systems · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Services Building Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.13M |
| 2024 | South Royalton Rescue Squad Crew Quarters and Ambulance Garage, South Royalton, VT Royalton Fire District 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $648.9K |
| 2024 | East Berkshire Fire District 1 for Water Source Capacity Project East Berkshire Fire District No. 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $600.0K |
| 2022 | Regenerative Soil Capacity and Improved Soil Health Interlace Commons · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Telehealth Services Vermont Program for Quality Health Care · VT | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $499.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alburgh Childcare and Early Education Expansion Alburgh Family Clubhouse · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $189.0K |
| 2024 | Northfield Senior Center Expansion Senior Citizens Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $151.0K |
| 2024 | Canaan Gathering Place, Canaan, VT Canaan Naturally Connected, Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $125.0K |
| 2022 | Castleton Library Town of Castleton · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $125.0K $125.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Canaan Cooperative Child Development Center North East Kingdom Community Action Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $75.0K |
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.