Congressional earmarks in VA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 17 provisions worth $37.72M match.
By year
- FY2022 $37.72M · 17
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $24.96M · 9
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $17.46M · 7
- Elaine Luria Rep. VA · $7.50M · 2
- Jennifer Wexton Rep. VA · $2.94M · 2
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Rep. VA · $2.42M · 4
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $2.40M · 1
- H. Morgan Griffith Rep. VA · $2.00M · 1
- Aston McEachin Rep. VA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $37.72M · 17
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Centerville Turnpike Phase III · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $6.00M $582.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Virginia Beach Parks Avenue Facility Replacement Hampton Roads Transit · VA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Elaine Luria VA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mayo Bridge Rehabilitation · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Richmond International Airport (RIC) Federal Inspection Service Facility Renovation Project · VA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $3.97M $3.48M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Eastern Shore Rails to Trails Project, Cape Charles to Route 13 Segment · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Elaine Luria VA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Poindexter Sidewalks Extension (South Norfolk) · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Robert Scott VA | $2.40M $232.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Waxpool Road/Loudoun County Parkway Intersection Improvements · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $2.00M $1.21M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fall Line Trail · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coalfields Expressway Pre-Engineering Project · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coliseum Drive Extension Project, Phase B · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pohick Road Sidewalk (I-95 to Richmond Highway) in Fairfax County, VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ettrick Train Station Revitalization- Bessie Lane Realignment and Reconstruction · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Aston McEachin VA | $1.00M $348.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Capital Bikeshare for Underserved Areas · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lawson Road Pedestrian Crossing of Tuscarora Creek · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $935.0K $391.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Glencarlyn Park Pedestrian Bridge · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bluemont Junction Trail · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $325.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | George Washington Memorial Parkway - Traffic and Safety Context Sensitive Solutions, Belle Haven to City of Alexandria · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $300.0K $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.