Congressional earmarks in PA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 24 provisions worth $74.93M match.
By year
- FY2023 $74.93M · 24
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Guy Reschenthaler Rep. PA · $24.90M · 6
- Michael Doyle Rep. PA · $12.00M · 2
- Robert Casey Sen. PA · $12.00M · 2
- Mike Kelly Rep. PA · $11.50M · 3
- Glenn Thompson Rep. PA · $6.00M · 2
- Matt Cartwright Rep. PA · $5.40M · 2
- Conor Lamb Rep. PA · $5.30M · 3
- Daniel Meuser Rep. PA · $3.55M · 2
- John Joyce Rep. PA · $3.18M · 2
- Madeleine Dean Rep. PA · $2.50M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $74.93M · 24
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh City Steps · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Robert Casey PA, Representative Michael Doyle PA | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Crawford Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waynesburg Betterment - Intersections and Intersection Approaches · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Karns Crossing Bridge · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) Terminal Expansion · PA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Station Square Station Improvement Project Port Authority of Allegheny County · PA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Robert Casey PA, Representative Michael Doyle PA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Market Place District Transportation Improvements · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Conor Lamb PA | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Washington Street Bridge · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of Runway, Taxiway, and Apron · PA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Updates to PA State Route 68 from Dolby Street to Trout Run · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Glenn Thompson PA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (MPO) T-Hangar Building Construction · PA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Matt Cartwright PA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cross County Trail (CCT) Bridge & Trail · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Madeleine Dean PA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US 422 Bypass Phase 2 · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mike Kelly PA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pennsylvania Route 21 Improvements Plan · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR 590 Paving Project · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Matt Cartwright PA | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bus Replacement Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) · PA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative John Joyce PA | $2.28M $2.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Runway 13 Approach Lighting Reading Regional Airport (RDG) · PA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rostraver Township Pedestrian Bridge Improvements · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Westmoreland County Bridge Preservation Project · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Guy Reschenthaler PA | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sweet Valley Road Improvements, Ross Township · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Dan Meuser PA | $1.55M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kittanning Pike Flood Control · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Conor Lamb PA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bus Replacement Amtran · PA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative John Joyce PA | $900.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rodi Road Streetscape Phase 1 · PA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Conor Lamb PA | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Equipment for the Security Checkpoint and Terminal Connector at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) · PA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Susan Wild PA | $600.0K $600.0K 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.