Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 5 provisions worth $4.44M match.
By year
- FY2024 $4.44M · 5
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $3.20M · 4
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $1.24M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $4.44M · 5
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Center for Council Vermont Public Safety Project Vermont Department of Public Safety · VT | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.90M |
| 2024 | Emergency Communication Radio Network Upgrades Windsor County Sheriff's Department · VT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Peter Welch VT | $1.24M |
| 2024 | Community Restorative Practices Project Youth Services, Inc. · VT | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $979.0K |
| 2024 | Burlington Community Justice Center City of Burlington · VT | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Body-Worn Cameras Addison County Sheriff’s Department · VT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $18.0K |
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.