Congressional earmarks in MA
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 $34.75M match.
By year
- FY2023 $34.75M · 13
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jake Auchincloss Rep. MA · $23.50M · 7
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $5.75M · 2
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $5.75M · 2
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $4.00M · 2
- Stephen F. Lynch Rep. MA · $3.15M · 1
- Seth Moulton Rep. MA · $3.10M · 2
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $34.75M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Newton Commuter Rail Stations Accessibility Improvements Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Street East Bridge Replacement Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fall River Waterfront Site Development Improvements · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $3.45M $3.45M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Allen Street Reconstruction · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Stephen Lynch MA | $3.15M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chris Walsh Memorial Trail · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pleasant Street Bridge Over Muddy Cove Inlet · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $2.75M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Shore Workforce and Career Mobility Program City of Salem · MA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative Seth Moulton MA | $2.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Beacon Street Bridle Path Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Centre Street / Central Avenue Bridge · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Reconstruction of the West Street / Route 27 Intersection · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jake Auchincloss MA | $1.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Cambridge Residents · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mystic River Path · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Central Avenue Roadway Safety Improvements Project · MA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Seth Moulton MA | $800.0K $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.