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. 15 provisions worth $14.09M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $14.09M · 15
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $14.09M · 15
- Stephen F. Lynch Rep. MA · $2.40M · 1
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $963.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $14.09M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New England Aquarium Modernization and Educational Programming New England Aquarium Corporation · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $2.40M $2.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Reducing Energy Costs and Reducing Emissions in the Massachusetts Commercial Fishing and Seafood Industries Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Development Program · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $1.99M $1.99M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New England Aquarium Ocean Research Programs New England Aquarium · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Mapping Initiative Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Mission-Critical Secure Underwater Research Facility Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Initiative Worcester State University · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Building Local Capacity for Managing Extreme Weather Events Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea · MA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Biomes Around the World Springfield Museums · MA | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $465.0K $465.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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.