Congressional earmarks in MA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $5.28M match.
By year
- FY2024 $5.28M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $5.28M · 7
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $5.28M · 7
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $963.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $5.28M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fishing for Data: Massachusetts Cooperative Fisheries Research Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc. · MA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Marshfield Coastal Academy and Hazard Laboratory Marshfield Chamber of Commerce · MA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Nubian Square Life Sciences Community Laboratory Northeastern University · MA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $963.0K |
| 2024 | William Street: Stimulating Learning through STEAM Old Dartmouth Historical Society (dba New Bedford Whaling Museum) · MA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Creating Digital Infrastructure to Expand the Healthy Air Network Partners for a Healthier Community d/b/a Public Health Institute of Western MA · MA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $370.0K |
| 2024 | Science on the Fly: Clean River Water Data Collection, Monitoring, and Analysis Woodwell Climate Research Center · MA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Humpback Whale Research Program Center for Coastal Studies · MA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $200.0K |
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.