Congressional earmarks in TN
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 25 provisions worth $30.63M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Rep. TN · $8.50M · 5
- James Cooper Rep. TN · $6.93M · 6
- Tim Burchett Rep. TN · $6.58M · 5
- Steve Cohen Rep. TN · $4.32M · 4
- John W. Rose Rep. TN · $2.75M · 2
- H. Morgan Griffith Rep. VA · $1.05M · 2
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $605.0K · 1
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $605.0K · 1
- Diana Harshbarger Rep. TN · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $30.63M · 25
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Inc., Chattanooga, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University Health System, Inc., Knoxville, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority d/b/a Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Community Health Services, Inc., Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Regional One Health, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University Health System, Inc., Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative John Rose TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Health System (UHS) d/b/a University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Regional One Health, Memphis, TN for purchase of equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative James Cooper TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Health System (UHS), d/b/a/ University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $970.0K $970.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN for equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative John Rose TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Health System (UHS) d/b/a University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | United Neighborhood Health Services dba Neighborhood Health, Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $605.0K $605.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee, Knoxville, TN for a Head Start program, including the purchase of equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $575.0K $575.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Susannah’s House, Inc., Knoxville, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN for a new program to expand opportunities for students to attend college and prepare for independent living and employment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Representative James Cooper TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center Inc., Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $480.0K $480.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative H. Griffith VA | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Church Health Center of Memphis, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $350.0K $350.0K 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.