Congressional earmarks in AL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 2 provisions worth $50.40M match.
By year
- FY2022 $50.40M · 2
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Shelby Sen. AL · $50.00M · 1
- Robert B. Aderholt Rep. AL · $400.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $50.40M · 2
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $50.00M $50.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL for equipment and outreach · AL | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $400.0K $400.0K 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.