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 $20.71M match.
By year
- FY2023 $20.71M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Stephen F. Lynch Rep. MA · $9.85M · 2
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $8.98M · 3
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $8.98M · 3
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $6.23M · 3
- Jake Auchincloss Rep. MA · $1.93M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security $20.71M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nantasket Ave Seawall Replacement Town of Hull · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $4.94M $4.94M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wessagusset Beach Project Town of Weymouth · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $4.91M $4.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hurld Park Construction City of Woburn · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $2.92M $2.92M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency EOC Funding Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $2.70M $2.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Riverside Climate Resiliency Project City of Revere · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.98M $1.59M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ten-Mile River Dredging Town of North Attleborough, Massachusetts · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $1.48M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Malden River Works Project City of Malden · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.33M $1.33M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Feasibility Study to Dredge Hopedale Pond and Daylight the Mill River for Community Resilience and Water Quality Improvements Town of Hopedale · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $444.9K $444.9K 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.