Congressional earmarks in SC
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 $27.03M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lindsey Graham Sen. SC · $25.37M · 6
- James E. Clyburn Rep. SC · $2.31M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Homeland Security $27.03M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Carolina Emergency Management Division SC Emergency Management Division · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $7.50M $7.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | SCEMD Emergency Operations Center SC Emergency Management Division · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $7.00M |
| 2023 | Mount Pleasant Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project Town of Mount Pleasant · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.68M $5.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cherokee County Emergency Operations Center SC Emergency Management Division · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.55M |
| 2024 | Dillon County Emergency Operations Center SC Emergency Management Division · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Calhoun County Emergency Operations Center Calhoun County · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.67M $1.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Colleton County Emergency Operations Center Construction Colleton County · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $637.2K |
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.