Congressional earmarks in MA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 8 provisions worth $8.94M match.
By year
- FY2022 $8.94M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jake Auchincloss Rep. MA · $2.48M · 2
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $2.45M · 2
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $2.45M · 2
- Seth Moulton Rep. MA · $2.25M · 1
- Stephen F. Lynch Rep. MA · $1.65M · 1
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $1.01M · 2
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $750.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security $8.94M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | City of Newburyport Bulkhead Renovation Project City of Newburyport · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Seth Moulton MA | $2.25M $2.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Design & Permitting for Open Space and Resiliency Improvements Project in Joe Moakley Park City of Boston · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $1.65M $1.63M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ten-Mile River Dredging Project to Mitigate Flooding Town of North Attleborough · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $1.50M $475.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Somerset Emergency Dam Improvements Town of Somerset · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $975.0K $965.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mill Creek Restoration & Resilience Project City of Chelsea · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $800.0K $792.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Island End River Area Flood Resilience Project - City of Everett, City of Chelsea City of Chelsea Department of Housing and Community Development · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $750.0K $742.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mystic and Charles Regional Coastal Flood Interventions Project Town of Arlington · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $750.0K $742.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hurld Park Green Infrastructure Project City of Woburn · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $262.5K $259.0K 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.