Congressional earmarks in PA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 16 provisions worth $12.09M match.
By year
- FY2023 $12.09M · 16
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Matt Cartwright Rep. PA · $6.00M · 2
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick Rep. PA · $2.19M · 3
- Robert Casey Sen. PA · $1.31M · 5
- Mike Kelly Rep. PA · $819.0K · 2
- Conor Lamb Rep. PA · $747.0K · 2
- John Joyce Rep. PA · $577.0K · 1
- Madeleine Dean Rep. PA · $443.0K · 1
- Susan Wild Rep. PA · $349.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $12.09M · 16
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Scranton Police Department Community Policing Technology and Equipment Initiative City of Scranton · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Matt Cartwright PA | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Luzerne County Emergency Services Unit Luzerne County District Attorney's Office · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Matt Cartwright PA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bucks County Department of Corrections Outmate Program Bucks County Department of Corrections · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Brian Fitzpatrick PA | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bucks County Sheriff Rapid DNA Office of the Sheriff of Bucks County · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Brian Fitzpatrick PA | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Multi-county Rapid DNA Law Enforcement Database Initiative Cambria County District Attorney's Office · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative John Joyce PA | $577.0K $577.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ten-County SW-PA Rapid DNA Law Enforcement Initiative Beaver County District Attorney's Office · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Conor Lamb PA | $577.0K $577.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bucks County DA L.O.V.E. Is the Answer Bucks County District Attorney’s Office · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Brian Fitzpatrick PA | $545.0K $545.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Erie Youth Violence Prevention Program City of Erie · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Racial Justice Improvement Project (RJIP) Montgomery County District Attorney's Office · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Madeleine Dean PA | $443.0K $443.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | LiDAR for City of Easton Public Safety and Emergency Response City of Easton · PA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Robert Casey PA, Representative Susan Wild PA | $349.0K $349.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Erie Regional Bomb Squad Vehicle City of Erie · PA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Robert Casey PA | $325.0K $325.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Patrol Vehicle and Tactical Equipment City of Erie · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $319.0K $319.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Supervised Child Visitation and Exchange Program Philadelphia Office of Domestic Violence Strategies · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Robert Casey PA | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Restorative Justice Programming Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Robert Casey PA | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Police K9 Program Northern Regional Police Department · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Conor Lamb PA | $170.0K $170.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | HAP Embedded Legal Professional (H.E.L.P.) Program Pilot The Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) · PA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Robert Casey PA | $83.0K $83.0K 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.