Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 5 provisions worth $9.80M match.
By year
- FY2023 $9.80M · 5
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $8.00M · 4
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $4.50M · 2
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $1.80M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $9.80M · 5
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Advanced Clean Energy Materials Validation and Product Demonstration University of Southern Mississippi · MS | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Data Assembly HUB for Uncrewed Systems University of Southern Mississippi · MS | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Gulf Coast Aquatic Health Laboratory Mississippi State University Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security · MS | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Infrasound Calibration Standards Facility University of Mississippi · MS | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Inclement Weather Research Laboratory Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $1.00M 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.