Congressional earmarks in OR
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $4.25M match.
By year
- FY2023 $4.25M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $4.25M · 7
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $4.25M · 7
- Peter Defazio Rep. OR · $1.54M · 2
- Kurt Schrader Rep. OR · $700.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $4.25M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sustainable Cities Institute, Eugene, OR for a sustainability and student support program · OR | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Peter Defazio OR | $1.16M $1.16M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oregon State University, OR, for a technical job training program, including the purchase of equipment · OR | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oregon Institute of Technology, Wilsonville, OR for a healthcare career pathways program · OR | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | La Grande School District, OR, to operate housing construction and construction trades CTE programs, including equipment and supplies · OR | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $515.0K $515.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lane Community College, OR, for health professions training, including the purchase of equipment · OR | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR for a career and technical cosmetology program, including equipment · OR | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Peter Defazio OR | $385.0K $385.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Scappoose Rural Fire District, OR, for career pathway programs in public safety, firefighting, and natural resources, including purchase of equipment · OR | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $198.0K $198.0K 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.