Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 15 provisions worth $37.30M match.
By year
- FY2022 $37.30M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $23.55M · 8
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $12.50M · 7
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $5.00M · 1
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $750.0K · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $37.30M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SR 7 and University Avenue in Oxford Roundabout Interchange Lafayette County · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rankin County I-20 Connector Loop · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Star Landing Road · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Interstate 10 Corridor Improvements · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bozeman-Reunion Crossing Interconnectivity System · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) Site Mitigation · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Artesia Road Connector · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.50M $285.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Morgantown Road Safety Improvement Project · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Biloxi Beach Connector Phase I · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.16M $216.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lefleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Brandon Bypass · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $640.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Hattiesburg 4th Street Sidewalk Project · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Laurel-Hattiesburg Regional Airport (PIB) Approach Light Rehabilitation · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) T-Hangar Facility Taxiway · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $250.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Beatline Parkway · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $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.