Congressional earmarks in VA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 13 provisions worth $18.33M match.
By year
- FY2023 $18.33M · 13
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $7.17M · 4
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $7.17M · 4
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $5.36M · 2
- Abigail Spanberger Rep. VA · $3.30M · 5
- Aston McEACHIN Rep. VA · $3.20M · 1
- Elaine Luria Rep. VA · $1.50M · 1
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Rep. VA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $18.33M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hampton Gun Violence Intervention Program City of Hampton · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Robert Scott VA | $4.60M $4.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Emergency Public Safety Communications System City of Petersburg · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Aston McEACHIN VA | $3.20M $3.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Communications Upgrades City of Portsmouth · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Law Enforcement Training Equipment Upgrades City of Virginia Beach · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Elaine Luria VA | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Full Deployment of Body-Worn Cameras in Alexandria Police Department City of Alexandria · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East End Radio Improvements Louisa County · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Nottoway County Public Safety Radio Communications System Nottoway County · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Amelia County Public Safety Interoperable Radio System Amelia County · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virginia Center for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Foundation · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $885.0K $885.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Gun Violence and Violent Crime Reduction Initiative City of Newport News · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Robert Scott VA | $760.0K $760.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virtual Realty Training System Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $175.0K $175.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virtual Reality Judgment Training Simulator Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $125.0K $125.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Police Leadership in Southwest Virginia Town of Marion Police Department · VA | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $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.