Congressional earmarks
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 87 provisions worth $1.29B match.
By year
- FY2022 $1.29B · 87
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lindsey Graham Sen. SC · $229.53M · 9
- Mazie K. Hirono Sen. HI · $154.02M · 5
- Brian Schatz Sen. HI · $147.80M · 4
- Dianne Feinstein Sen. CA · $145.30M · 3
- Richard Burr Sen. NC · $92.20M · 3
- Martin Heinrich Sen. NM · $66.87M · 8
- Ben Ray Luján Sen. NM · $64.53M · 7
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $61.16M · 3
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $61.16M · 3
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Sen. NY · $59.00M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $1.29B · 87
By state: SC $229.53M · HI $154.02M · CA $145.30M · NC $112.20M · NM $66.87M · MS $61.16M · NY $60.70M · CO $59.09M · TX $40.52M · LA $39.57M · KS $36.40M · OH $32.70M · WI $31.48M · AZ $29.30M · WA $27.00M · AL $25.56M · GA $22.67M · VT $21.57M · DE $17.50M · CT $17.00M · IL $10.20M · RI $8.30M · MO $7.80M · FL $7.00M · VA $6.80M · ID $6.50M · AK $5.40M · NV $4.10M · ME $2.50M · NJ $450.0K · MD $250.0K
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Aircraft Maintenance Hangar · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $121.83M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Electrical Distribution Modernization · HI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $64.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Water Treatment Plant Replacement Hadnot Point: Cost to Complete · NC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Richard Burr NC | $64.20M $64.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | CMV-22B Aircraft Maintenance Hangar · CA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $63.60M $56.37M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Command and Control Facility: Cost to Complete · HI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $55.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Combat Vehicle Maintenance Facility · CA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $48.70M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | MQ-9 Formal Training Unit Operations Facility · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $40.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Entrance Road and Gate Complex: Cost to Complete · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA | $36.00M $36.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 10 MW Generation Plant and feeder level Microgrid system · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $34.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Child Development Center · KS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Jerry Moran KS | $34.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 940 ARW SQ OPS & AMU Complex · CA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $33.00M $33.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fitness Center · CO | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $30.00M $30.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fire and Rescue Station · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $30.00M $29.49M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Combat Training Tank Complex · AZ | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Mark Kelly AZ, Senator Kyrsten Sinema AZ | $29.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Transient Training Enlisted Barracks · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army Reserve | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $29.20M $29.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Flight Line Support Facility · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $29.00M $29.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wellfield Expansion Resilience Project · NY | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Elise Stefanik NY | $27.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Air Support Operations Group Complex · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Patty Murray WA | $27.00M $27.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Welding Facility · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $25.01M $25.01M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New Cadet Prep School Dormitory · CO | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $24.73M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Child Development Center · OH | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $24.00M $24.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Child Development Center · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $22.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Reception Barracks Complex, Ph 1: Cost to Complete · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $21.00M $17.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii: Planning and Design · HI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $19.00M $10.91M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | ATC Tower and Airfield Operations · NC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Richard Burr NC | $18.70M $18.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar · DE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $17.50M $17.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Engineering Center: Cost to Complete · NY | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $17.20M $17.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Composite ASE Vehicle Maintenance Facility · CT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $17.00M $17.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Readiness Center · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $16.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $15.50M $14.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Base Civil Engineer Complex · NY | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $14.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maintenance Hangar: Planning and Design · NC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Thomas Tillis NC | $13.30M $7.49M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 41 RQS HH-60W Apron · GA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $12.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Electrical Distribution Infrastructure Undergrounding Hardening Project · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $11.15M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Base Civil Engineer Complex · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $10.20M $10.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vehicle Maintenance Shop · TX | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Tony Gonzales TX | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Center: Planning and Design · NC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Richard Burr NC, Senator Thomas Tillis NC | $9.30M $9.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hazardous Cargo Pad · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $9.00M $8.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Secure Integration Support Lab: Planning and Design · HI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $8.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Assault Strip Widening · OH | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $8.70M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lighterage and Small Craft Facility: Planning and Design · FL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Representative John Rutherford FL | $7.00M $4.08M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Medical Training Facility · ID | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Representative Michael Simpson ID | $6.50M $6.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Perimeter Security Fence: Unspecified Minor Construction · HI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Mazie Hirono HI | $6.22M $6.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Entry Control Facility Improvements: Unspecified Minor Construction · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Deployment Processing Center: Planning and Design · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $5.98M $5.98M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Aircraft Maintenance Hangar: Planning and Design · VA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Mark Warner VA | $5.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wyoming Gate Project: Cost to Complete · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $5.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 192-Bed Dormitory: Planning and Design · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $5.57M $5.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | ERDC-CRREL Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction · AK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dedicated Facility for the Space Rapid Capabilities Office: Planning and Design · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $5.28M $5.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Recycling/Hazardous Waste Facility: Cost to Complete · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.00M $3.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Barracks: Planning and Design · GA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $2.73M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | F-35 Operational Support Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.70M $4.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Family Readiness Center: Unspecified Minor Construction · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $4.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | High-Bay Vehicle Maintenance: Unspecified Minor Construction · CO | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $4.36M $4.36M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Next Generation Secure Submarine Platform Facility: Planning and Design · RI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator John Reed RI | $4.00M $544.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Assessing and Tracking Tactical Forces Initiative The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC · NC | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative David Price NC | $4.00M $3.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Advanced Individual Training Battalion Complex: Planning and Design · MO | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $4.00M $1.66M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | AVCRAD Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Addition: Planning and Design · MO | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $3.80M $3.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cyber Center of Excellence School Headquarters and Classrooms: Planning and Design · GA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $3.67M $3.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Center for Excellence in Military Health and Performance Enhancement Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA · LA | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative Garret Graves LA | $3.57M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Instrument Landing System: Unspecified Minor Construction · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $3.00M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Development of Cybersecurity Methodologies Texas A&M University - Central Texas, Killeen, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,AF | Representative John Carter TX | $2.99M $2.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Addition/Alteration: Planning and Design · NC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Thomas Tillis NC | $2.70M $86.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Firehouse: Planning and Design · ME | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.50M $814.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Indoor Target Flip Facility: Planning and Design · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $2.34M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Replace Aircraft Maintenance Hangar/Shops: Planning and Design · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.28M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Warrior Fitness Training Center: Planning and Design · NV | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Catherine Cortez Masto NV, Senator Jacklyn Rosen NV | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Automation Engineering Technology Program Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS · KS | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Sharice Davids KS | $1.98M $1.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mission Support Facility: Planning and Design · NV | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Catherine Cortez Masto NV, Senator Jacklyn Rosen NV | $1.90M $1.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Trauma Research Repository Data Population Project Coalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio , TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $1.90M $1.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Consolidated RDT&E Systems Facility: Planning and Design · RI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator John Reed RI | $1.70M $422.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Development of a Core Manipulator Joint The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,SF | Representative Pete Sessions TX | $1.67M $1.61M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Soldier Athlete Human Performance Optimization Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA · GA | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative Buddy Carter GA | $1.50M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Novel Analytical and Empirical Approaches to the Prediction and Monitoring of Disease Transmission American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY · NY | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Submarine Payloads Integration Laboratory: Planning and Design · RI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator John Reed RI | $1.40M $544.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Missile Assembly Support Facility: Planning and Design · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Next Generation Torpedo Integration Lab: Planning and Design · RI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator John Reed RI | $1.20M $422.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Park The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Joaquin Castro TX | $1.00M $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Next Generation Explosives and Propellants VA Tech University, Blacksburg, VA · VA | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative H. Griffith VA | $1.00M $943.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | El Paso Makes Contract Support for El Paso Manufacturers National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, El Paso, TX · TX | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Veronica Escobar TX | $964.0K $867.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | PJ/CRO Urban Training Complex: Planning and Design · NM | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $810.0K $810.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Systems Engineering Technician Education Initiative Institute for Digital Enterprise Advancement, Huntsville, AL · AL | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $550.0K $499.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coastal adaptation research for improved coastal community and NWS Earle military installation resilience Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ · NJ | Department of Defense · RDTE,N | Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $450.0K $434.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Guard/Reserve Center Building SCIF: Planning and Design · KS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Jerry Moran KS | $420.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Discovery Center at Water's Edge APG Centennial Celebration Association, Belcamp, MD · MD | Department of Defense · RDTE,A | Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Skydome: Trusted Smart-X Experimentation Environment Central New York Defense Alliance, Rome, NY · NY | Department of Defense · RDTE,AF | Representative Claudia Tenney NY | $200.0K $194.0K 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.