Congressional earmarks in MD
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 $26.01M match.
By year
- FY2022 $26.01M · 13
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $21.01M · 12
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $10.00M · 2
- Anthony Brown Rep. MD · $5.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $26.01M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fleet Electrification Anne Arundel County · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Anthony Brown MD | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Penn Station Facility Improvements Maryland Transit Administration · MD | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charles-Prince George's County Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Corridor Charles County Maryland · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Route 218 Suitland Road Improvements · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bethesda Metro South Entrance Montgomery County Maryland · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | MD 4 Corridor and Thomas Johnson Bridge Capacity Improvements Project · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maryland DOT Dual Locomotives for Commuter Rail Service Maryland Department of Transportation · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Reconstruction of MD 97 at Montgomery Hills · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Russell and Monroe Street Ramp Bridge Replacements · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Garrett Trails - Eastern Continental Divide Loop Trail (Otto Lane - New Germany) · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $975.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Frederick East Street Rails with Trails: Liberty Road Bridge Crossing · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $535.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) Runway Extension · MD | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cecil County Belvidere Road Expansion · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K $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.