Congressional earmarks in PA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 60 provisions worth $61.56M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Robert Casey Sen. PA · $20.03M · 18
- John Fetterman Sen. PA · $12.68M · 10
- Daniel Meuser Rep. PA · $11.69M · 8
- Guy Reschenthaler Rep. PA · $10.17M · 10
- Glenn Thompson Rep. PA · $8.95M · 7
- John Joyce Rep. PA · $7.20M · 6
- Mike Kelly Rep. PA · $6.32M · 8
- Susan Wild Rep. PA · $2.98M · 4
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $2.18M · 1
- Matt Cartwright Rep. PA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $61.56M · 60
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Library Improvements Greene County Board of Commissioners · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Wastewater Improvements City of Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $3.20M |
| 2024 | Hospital Improvements Warren General Hospital · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $2.90M |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Schuylkill County Municipal Authority · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $2.75M |
| 2022 | Jim Thorpe Facility Upgrade Borough of Jim Thorpe · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Susquehanna River Basin Restoration – Pequea Creek Watershed Plan Chesapeake Bay Foundation · PA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Robert Casey PA | $2.18M $2.18M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Hope Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative John Joyce PA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Training Center Centre County, PA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Spangler Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative John Joyce PA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Creating a Safer and More Efficient Clarion County Courthouse Clarion County Commissioners · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator John Fetterman PA | $1.90M |
| 2023 | Lewisburg YMCA at the Miller Center Child Care Expansion Project The Miller Center for Recreation and Wellness · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Robert Casey PA | $1.68M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Construction Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative John Joyce PA | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Harmony Fire District Station Harmony Fire District · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greene County Business Incubator Greene County Board of Commissioners · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Butler Township, PA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $1.25M |
| 2022 | Farm to Refrigerator Training Facility Jefferson County-Dubois Area Vocational Technical School · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $1.13M $1.13M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Courthouse Rehabilitation Mifflin County · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative John Joyce PA | $1.08M |
| 2022 | Halfmoon Creek Watershed Management Plan Chesapeake Bay Foundation · PA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Robert Casey PA | $1.06M $1.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pocono Family Community Center Pocono Family YMCA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Susan Wild PA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Building Improvements Lycoming County, PA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lock Haven Police Building City of Lock Haven · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lackawanna County Healthy Living and Wellness Center Lackawanna County Department of Health and Human Services · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Matt Cartwright PA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Berwick Community Center Berwick Area YMCA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Medical Facility Construction Indiana Regional Medical Center · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | NuVisions Center - Mushroom Farm & Community Space NuVisions Center · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Robert Casey PA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Coaldale/Lansford/Summit Hill Sewer System Improvements Coaldale Lansford Summit Hill Sewer Authority · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Robert Casey PA, Representative Susan Wild PA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Broadband Expansion Central Bradford County Economic Development Authority · PA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Westmoreland County Food Bank Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $805.2K |
| 2024 | Hospital Improvements Punxsutawney Area Hospital · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $761.0K |
| 2023 | Orwigsburg Veterans Community Memorial Hall Borough of Orwigsburg · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Child Hunger Outreach Partners - Building Expansion & Improvements Child Hunger Outreach Partners · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA | $750.0K |
| 2024 | West Deer Fire Station Renovation West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Chris Deluzio PA | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Carbon County Food Pantry and Wraparound Services Community Action Lehigh Valley · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Susan Wild PA | $729.0K |
| 2024 | Workforce Development Program Waynesburg University · PA | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $680.0K |
| 2023 | LION Mobile Clinic Penn State College of Medicine · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $667.5K |
| 2024 | Armstrong Conservation District - Education Center at Armsdale Armstrong Conservation District · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA | $594.0K |
| 2024 | City of Clairton Public Library City of Clairton · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA | $564.0K |
| 2023 | Pierce Arrow XT PUC Pumper Firetruck McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative John Joyce PA | $562.5K $562.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fayette County Joint Tactical Training Center Commissioners of the County of Fayette · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $550.0K |
| 2022 | IUP Academy of Culinary Arts Building Indiana University of Pennsylvania · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Corry Area Tech Center and Hub Impact Corry · PA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Oil City Library Theater Restoration Oil Region Library Association · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator John Fetterman PA | $494.0K |
| 2023 | Bloomsburg Regional Technology Center Ben Franklin Technology Partners Northeastern Pennsylvania · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $384.4K |
| 2024 | Fire Truck Purchase Hickory Township Volunteer Fire Department · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Fire Truck Purchase Harrisville Volunteer Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $375.0K |
| 2024 | East Greenville Waterworks Dam Dredging East Greenville Borough · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Madeleine Dean PA | $344.6K |
| 2024 | The Mohnton Borough PA Highbrook Stormwater Channel Stabilization Project Mohnton Borough · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Christina Houlahan PA | $315.5K |
| 2024 | Community Center Modifications Project Wellersburg District Volunteer Fire Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $300.0K |
| 2022 | PA Foodbank Expansion Commission on Economic Opportunity · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Robert Casey PA | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mount Bethel Fire Department Emergency Shelter Mount Bethel Fire Department · PA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Susan Wild PA | $247.5K |
| 2023 | Learning Lamp Child Care Facility The Learning Lamp, Inc · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Robert Casey PA | $227.0K $227.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Hayfield Central Hose Company · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $169.0K |
| 2024 | Union City Municipal Building Improvements Union City Borough, PA · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $154.0K |
| 2024 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania School of Osteopathic Medicine Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $150.0K |
| 2024 | New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department for the Fire Station Construction Project New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $150.0K |
| 2024 | The Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park - Maxwell Distance Learning Center The Greater Renovo Area Heritage Park · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Robert Casey PA | $138.0K |
| 2024 | Children’s Aid Home Renovation Facility Project Children’s Aid Home Programs of Somerset County, Inc. · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $137.0K |
| 2024 | Patriot's Cove Improvement Project Patriots Cove, Inc. · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $105.0K |
| 2023 | Clinical Education Suite and Wellness Center Fulton County Medical Center Foundation · PA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative John Joyce PA | $60.0K $60.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.