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. 27 provisions worth $43.22M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $22.35M · 11
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $22.35M · 11
- Stephen F. Lynch Rep. MA · $13.53M · 6
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $8.74M · 7
- Jake Auchincloss Rep. MA · $4.40M · 4
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $2.87M · 4
- Seth Moulton Rep. MA · $2.25M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security $43.22M · 27
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Scituate Harbor Seawall Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $5.50M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Climate Resilient Neighborhood in the Coastal Fort Point Road Community Weymouth · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $1.38M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Watershed Lane Culvert Replacement Project Chelmsford Water District · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $1.27M |
| 2024 | Climate Resilience & Equity in Downtown Boston for a Resilient Christopher Columbus Park & Long Wharf City of Boston · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $1.15M |
| 2024 | Mill Creek Resilience Project City of Chelsea · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Cambridge Community Center Resilience Hub City of Cambridge · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lebanon and Sylvan Street Stormwater Management System City of Melrose · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Town of Sudbury Emergency Operations Center Town Of Sudbury · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Sea Wall along Manet Ave in Houghs Neck City of Quincy · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $450.0K |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Town of Easton Public Safety Public Works Facilities Replacement Project Town of Easton · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Island End River Flood Resilience Project City of Everett · MA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $123.4K |
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.