Congressional earmarks in AR
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 $3.81M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John Boozman Sen. AR · $2.00M · 1
- Steve Womack Rep. AR · $1.80M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $3.81M · 4
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shorter College, AR, for a STEAM center, including the purchase of equipment Shorter College, AR, for a STEAM center, including the purchase of equipment · AR | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator John Boozman AR | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR for purchase of lab equipment and technology for agricultural education program · AR | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Steve Womack AR | $730.0K $730.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR for nursing program simulation labs, including the purchase of information technology · AR | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Steve Womack AR | $675.0K $675.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ft. Smith School District, Ft. Smith, AR for a student training program · AR | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Steve Womack AR | $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.