Congressional earmarks in DC
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 $6.10M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Rep. DC · $3.25M · 4
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $2.25M · 2
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $600.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $6.10M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., DC, for a literacy program Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., DC, for a literacy program · DC | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Dance Institute of Washington, DC for arts education and dance training, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC for a math teacher training institute, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | National Children’s Museum, Washington, DC for student educational exhibits and programming · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Reading Is Fundamental, DC, for a literacy program in Mississippi, including the purchase of technology · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Children's Museum, DC, for STEAM education, including educational exhibit development and virtual field trip video · DC | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, DC for youth engagement through arts education, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $250.0K $250.0K 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.