Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 11 provisions worth $15.08M match.
By year
- FY2022 $15.08M · 11
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $6.30M · 4
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $5.30M · 2
- Bennie G. Thompson Rep. MS · $4.46M · 2
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $1.81M · 2
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $1.50M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $15.08M · 11
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gateway Harbor City of Long Beach · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $4.30M $4.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jackson State University Center for Living, Learning and Cultural Engagement Jackson State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rural Hinds County Utilization Project Hinds County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.47M $1.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Diamondhead Commercial District Transformation Project City of Diamondhead, MS · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ida B. Wells Social Justice and Interpretive Center at Rust College Rust College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Comprehensive Community Revitalization Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Lagoon Wastewater Station City of Louisville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Capacity Development Initiative Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $815.0K $815.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mississippi Water and Wastewater Workforce and Public Safety Training Center Mississippi Rural Water Association · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greenville Federal Courthouse Greenspace City of Greenville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority - Waterline Upgrade and Replacement Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $500.0K $500.0K 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.