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 $20.30M match.
By year
- FY2024 $20.30M · 5
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $17.50M · 4
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $12.30M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $20.30M · 5
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sustainable Materials Validation and Certification Lab University of Southern Mississippi · MS | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.50M |
| 2024 | Data Assembly Hub for Uncrewed Systems University of Southern Mississippi · MS | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Center for Simulated Environments and Experiences in STEM Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc. · MS | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Cancer Research Laboratories University of Mississippi Medical Center · MS | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.80M |
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.