Congressional earmarks in OR
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 9 provisions worth $16.80M match.
By year
- FY2022 $16.80M · 9
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $12.80M · 7
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $12.80M · 7
- Kurt Schrader Rep. OR · $3.44M · 2
- Earl Blumenauer Rep. OR · $2.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $16.80M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Salem Area Mass Transit Zero-Emission Bus Fleet Electrification Project Salem Area Mass Transit District (SAMTD) · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $6.31M $6.31M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | I-84 Exit 216 EB Snow Zone/Truck Parking · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Oregon City Quiet Zone · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Willamette Shore Line Rail & Trestle Repair Project Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Fork Road Improvements Project, Marion County · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $1.44M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tualatin Valley Highway Safety Improvements · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lane Transit District Electric Bus Replacement Project Lane Transit District · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lane Transit District Trip Planner/Mobile Wallet Application Lane Transit District · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tillamook Municipal Airport (TMK) Automated Weather Observing System Replacement · OR | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $500.0K $500.0K 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.