Congressional earmarks in TN
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 $10.24M match.
By year
- FY2022 $10.24M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Steve Cohen Rep. TN · $5.53M · 4
- Tim Burchett Rep. TN · $3.92M · 3
- James Cooper Rep. TN · $796.8K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $10.24M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Historic Melrose Redevelopment Project City of Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Friendsville Downtown Sewer improvements City of Friendsville · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.04M $2.04M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Friendsville 2021 City Sidewalk Program City of Friendsville · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $1.38M $1.38M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.08M $1.08M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Memphis Home Repair Program Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | American Baptist College Historic Building Improvements and Civil Rights Walking Tour Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $796.8K $796.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) Mobile Meals Kitchen facility upgrades Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sadie B's Kitchen Hospitality Hub of Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $450.0K $450.0K 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.