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. 12 provisions worth $23.66M match.
By year
- FY2023 $23.66M · 12
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $9.60M · 4
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $6.60M · 3
- Bennie G. Thompson Rep. MS · $5.25M · 4
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $4.42M · 3
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $4.00M · 1
- Michael Guest Rep. MS · $2.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $23.66M · 12
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sand Creek Wastewater Project Expansion Sand Creek Wastewater Authority · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Trent Kelly MS | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rust College Carnegie Hall Renovation Project Rust College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Columbus Dilapidated Housing Initiative City of Columbus · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Scenic Rivers Community Development Project Scenic Rivers Development Alliance · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sunflower County Business Improvement District Sunflower County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Main Street Redesign and Redevelopment City of Starkville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Guest MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bolivar County Utilization Project Bolivar County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Eagle One Mega Site Acquisition and Improvements Forrest County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Business, Recreation, and Community Development Project - Property Acquisition and Redevelopment Town of Sumrall · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $1.81M $1.81M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Emmett Till Tutwiler Museum & Welcome Center Emmett Till Tutwiler Museum & Welcome Center · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Greene County Demolition & Rehabilitation Project Greene County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Coffeeville's Recreational Park Town of Coffeeville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson 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.