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. 18 provisions worth $46.56M match.
By year
- FY2023 $46.56M · 18
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $29.76M · 14
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $29.76M · 14
- John Sarbanes Rep. MD · $16.10M · 6
- David Trone Rep. MD · $12.80M · 3
- Steny H. Hoyer Rep. MD · $5.00M · 1
- C. A. Ruppersberger Rep. MD · $5.00M · 2
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $3.00M · 1
- Jamie Raskin Rep. MD · $1.11M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $46.56M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | River Park at Canal Place Trails and Trail Connections · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | MD 5 Reconstruction at Great Mills – Construction Funding · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fayette Street Bridge Replacement · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Trone MD | $4.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aberdeen Station Square City of Aberdeen · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Street Trail Liberty Road Bridge Crossing Project · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative David Trone MD | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fisher Avenue Streetscape Project · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Trone MD | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Flash Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Expansion to Howard County, Maryland Montgomery County Department of Transportation · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $3.35M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Parole Transportation Center Anne Arundel County · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Entrance Trail · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cardin Van Hollen MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | West East Express (WEE) and College Creek Connector Trails · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $2.75M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Greenway Trail Network · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trail Spurs and Connectors · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sparrows Point/Broening Interchange Planning · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Secure Bike Parking Facilities in Downtown Bethesda & Downtown Silver Spring Montgomery County Department of Transportation · MD | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $428.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Family E-Cargo Bike Lending Program for Montgomery County · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $400.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Mary's County Sidewalk Retrofit · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Frederick & Pennsylvania Railroad Trail · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $280.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Great Allegheny Passage Spur: The Evergreen Trail · MD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $250.0K $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.