Congressional earmarks in OK
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 4 provisions worth $22.30M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- James Inhofe Sen. OK · $11.30M · 2
- Markwayne Mullin Sen. OK · $11.00M · 2
- Frank D. Lucas Rep. OK · $7.30M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $22.30M · 4
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Expansion of National Weather Center Facilities University of Oklahoma · OK | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator James Inhofe OK | $9.50M $9.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Development of Test and Certification Methods for AAM Platforms Oklahoma State University · OK | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Markwayne Mullin OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $5.50M |
| 2024 | Robotics Research and Instrumentation University of Tulsa · OK | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Markwayne Mullin OK | $5.50M |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Center for Hydrological Integrated Monitoring, Modeling, and Mitigation Oklahoma State University · OK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $1.80M $1.80M 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.