Congressional earmarks in WA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 39 provisions worth $48.44M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patty Murray Sen. WA · $14.25M · 9
- Maria Cantwell Sen. WA · $11.50M · 14
- Dan Newhouse Rep. WA · $10.59M · 7
- Kim Schrier Rep. WA · $9.52M · 8
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rep. WA · $4.00M · 1
- Derek Kilmer Rep. WA · $3.69M · 4
- Marilyn Strickland Rep. WA · $2.25M · 1
- Rick Larsen Rep. WA · $1.85M · 3
- Suzan K. DelBene Rep. WA · $1.71M · 3
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Rep. WA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $48.44M · 39
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Stevens County Justice Center Stevens County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Grant County Conservation Lake Restoration Grant County Conservation District · WA | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $3.15M $3.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chelan Douglas Community Action Council (CDCAC) Food Distribution Center WA08 Chelan Douglas Community Action Council · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | ARS Upgrades in Prosser, WA USDA-ARS · WA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Radio Network Improvement Okanogan County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Behavioral Health Facilities Improvement Astria Toppenish Hospital · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.75M |
| 2023 | Dungeness Off-Channel Reservoir Project Clallam County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.73M |
| 2023 | Spanaway Family Services Center Bethel School District 403 · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Correctional Facility Improvements Adams County, WA · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $1.95M |
| 2023 | Yakima Valley Council on Alcoholism Triumph Treatment Services Yakima Valley Council on Alcoholism Triumph Treatment Services · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Renovation of City Hall City of Roslyn · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.40M |
| 2023 | Jefferson County Child Care Expansion Jefferson County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.38M |
| 2024 | City of Elma Community Policing and Emergency Operations Center City of Elma · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $1.29M |
| 2022 | Chelan County Broadband Expansion Chelan County PUD · WA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $1.29M |
| 2022 | Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center Dylan Jude Harrell DIPG Foundation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.27M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Answering Point - First Responder Interoperable Communications Project Kittitas County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.05M |
| 2022 | Nooksack Clinic and Wellness Facility Nooksack Indian Tribe · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Suzan DelBene WA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Port Angeles Waterfront Center Port Angeles Waterfront Center · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Construction of Civic and Community Facility City of Ferndale · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Union Gap Library and Community Center Friends of Union Gap Library and Community Center · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Ryderwood Drought Resiliency Project Cowlitz County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Marie Perez WA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Port Angeles Food Bank Expansion Port Angeles Food Bank · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Friends in Service to Humanity Food Bank City of Ellensburg · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Chelan County Firefighting Water Tanks Chelan County Fire Marshals Office · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $893.3K |
| 2022 | City of Roslyn for a Fuels Reduction Project · WA | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Yakima Nation Water Canal Maintenance Yakima Nation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $742.5K |
| 2022 | Sky Valley Teen Center Volunteers of America Western Washington · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Suzan DelBene WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Northwest Innovation Resource Center Construction Northwest Innovation Resource Center · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District · WA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Hoquiam Drinking Water Supply Project City of Hoquiam · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Darrington Food Bank Expansion The Darrington Food Bank Foundation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $425.1K |
| 2022 | Columbia County Childcare Center Columbia County Health System · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $413.0K $413.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | ARS Deferred Maintenance in Wenatchee, WA USDA-ARS · WA | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Patty Murray WA | $400.0K |
| 2022 | Goosefoot Community Center Goosefoot Community Fund · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $346.6K |
| 2023 | Colville Public Library Facility Improvements Libraries of Stevens County Foundation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Patty Murray WA | $300.0K |
| 2022 | Sauk-Suiattle Community Center Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe · WA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Suzan DelBene WA | $210.0K |
| 2024 | Quinault Boom Truck Quinault Indian Nation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $135.0K |
| 2024 | Nespelem Community Longhouse Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $100.0K |
| 2024 | Baring Emergency Shelter Generator Community Project King County FPD50/Skykomish Fire Department · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $20.0K |
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.