Congressional earmarks in CA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 3 provisions worth $7.79M match.
By year
- FY2023 $7.79M · 3
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Alex Padilla Sen. CA · $6.00M · 1
- Dianne Feinstein Sen. CA · $6.00M · 1
- Scott H. Peters Rep. CA · $1.50M · 1
- Jared Huffman Rep. CA · $294.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $7.79M · 3
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Southern California Bight Demonstration Project - Ocean and Pollution Mapping, Living Marine Resources Assessment and Modeling Scripps Institution of Oceanography · CA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $6.00M $6.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aerosolized Coastal Water Pollution Impacts Study The Regents of the University of California; University of California, San Diego · CA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Scott Peters CA | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fighting Climate-Driven Collapse in Coastal Habitats Noyo Center for Marine Science · CA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Jared Huffman CA | $294.0K $294.0K 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.