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. 11 provisions worth $134.72M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $125.28M · 9
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $104.72M · 9
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $15.50M · 1
- Mike Ezell Rep. MS · $1.96M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $134.72M · 11
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | National Guard Readiness Center Southaven · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $22.00M |
| 2023 | General Purpose Lab and Test Building · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $20.00M $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 | 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 |
| 2023 | Aeromedical Evacuation Training Facility · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $10.00M $7.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Crash and Rescue Station: Cost to Complete Jackson International Airport · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $8.00M |
| 2024 | T–7A Hush House Pad: Unspecified Minor Construction Columbus Air Force Base · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.85M |
| 2024 | T–7A Egress Shop: Unspecified Minor Construction Columbus Air Force Base · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.60M |
| 2024 | Army Aviation Support Facility 3: Planning and Design Meridian · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.16M |
| 2024 | Air Traffic Control Tower: Planning and Design Keesler Air Force Base · MS | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $1.96M |
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.