Congressional earmarks in MN
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 20 provisions worth $70.58M match.
By year
- FY2023 $70.58M · 20
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Amy Klobuchar Sen. MN · $63.92M · 18
- Tina Smith Sen. MN · $63.92M · 18
- Tom Emmer Rep. MN · $28.79M · 6
- Angie Craig Rep. MN · $21.77M · 6
- Dean Phillips Rep. MN · $5.97M · 3
- Pete Stauber Rep. MN · $3.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $70.58M · 20
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | City of St. Paul - Eastbound Kellogg Bridge Reconstruction · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US Highway 169 / CR 4 Rural Safety and Mobility Interchange Project · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Thomas Emmer MN | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trunk Highway 25 Reconstruction · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Thomas Emmer MN | $5.79M $5.79M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Dakota County I35 & 50 Interchange Reconstruction · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $5.04M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trunk Highway 65 Improvements at 109th Avenue · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Thomas Emmer MN | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Cottage Grove - 80th Street Transportation and Infrastructure Project · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Dakota County Veterans Memorial Greenway · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US 212 Rural Freight Mobility and Safety Project · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Thomas Emmer MN | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trunk Highway 65 Improvements at 99th Avenue Project · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Thomas Emmer MN | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of West St. Paul Smith/Dodd Intersection Realignment, Public Plaza and Officer Scott Patrick Memorial · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $3.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-94 Expansion Project · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Thomas Emmer MN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US Highway 8 Reconstruction · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Peter Stauber MN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Burnsville Highway 13 & Nicollet Avenue Mobility Improvement · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Highway 610 Extension Project · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Dean Phillips MN | $2.75M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Valley State Trail - Lyndale to Nine Mile Creek Segment · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Dean Phillips MN | $2.35M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of St. Louis Park - Cedar Lake and Louisiana Reinvestment · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stearns County Road 120 Resurfacing and Safety Improvements · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a High Priority Off-Street Trail Along Zane Avenue Between 63rd Ave and Brooklyn Blvd · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Dean Phillips MN | $874.4K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Cloud Mississippi River Crossing Saint Cloud Area Planning Organization · MN | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Prior Lake Trail Gap Construction · MN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Representative Angela Craig MN | $632.1K $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.