Congressional earmarks in TN
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 $12.52M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Rep. TN · $7.50M · 2
- James Cooper Rep. TN · $3.00M · 1
- Tim Burchett Rep. TN · $2.02M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $12.52M · 4
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | EPB Quantum Network Chattanooga Electric Power Board · TN | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $4.00M |
| 2024 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Quantum Center University of Tennessee at Chattanooga · TN | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Tennessee State University Harned Hall Biological Sciences Research Building Renovation Tennessee State University · TN | Department of Commerce · Construction | Representative James Cooper TN | $3.00M $2.97M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Healthcare Supply Chain Data Engineering Center Lincoln Memorial University · TN | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.02M |
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.