Congressional earmarks in GA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 18 provisions worth $46.89M match.
By year
- FY2022 $46.89M · 18
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Raphael G. Warnock Sen. GA · $24.35M · 6
- Thomas Ossoff Sen. GA · $20.34M · 5
- Barry Loudermilk Rep. GA · $7.00M · 2
- Austin Scott Rep. GA · $4.20M · 2
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Rep. GA · $3.10M · 4
- Lucy McBath Rep. GA · $1.75M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $46.89M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Atlanta to Savannah Passenger Rail Environmental Impact Statement Georgia Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $8.00M $8.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Heart of Georgia Railroad Rehabilitation and Upgrades Georgia Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cass-White Road from Busch Drive to Great Valley Parkway- Phase II · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | MARTA Operations & Maintenance Facility Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Atlanta BeltLine · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | MARTA Electric Buses Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $3.85M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Truman Linear Park Trail · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chattahoochee RiverLands Pilot Project, Environmental Review & Final Design for Phase II · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Austin Scott GA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Big Shanty Widening, Kennesaw, Georgia · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cumberland Multi-Modal Path · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Austin Scott GA | $1.70M $1.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Brookhaven Station Rehabilitation Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Lucy McBath GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Valdosta Bus Acquisition City of Valdosta · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $993.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dried Indian Creek Corridor Protection and Connection Initiative · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fairview Road Multi-use Trail, Newton County · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Flat Shoals Parkway (SR 155) Sidewalk Improvements - Columbia Drive to Flakes Mill Road · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Derrydown Way Complete Streets Project · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dekalb County, Pleasantdale Road Pedestrian Improvements · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy McBath GA | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Alpharetta- Bus Shelter Construction · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy McBath GA | $150.0K $0 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.