Congressional earmarks in RI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 9 provisions worth $28.80M match.
By year
- FY2023 $28.80M · 9
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $28.80M · 9
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $12.90M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $28.80M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mount Hope Bridge Cable and Anchorage Dehumidification · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $10.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Warwick - Rocky Point Park Gateway Project · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $4.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Woonsocket Bridge Repair and Replacement · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence Woonasquatucket Greenway Enhancements Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council · RI | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RIPTA -- Bus Replacement Rhode Island Public Transit Authority · RI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator John Reed RI | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Kingstown Post Road and West Main Road - Curbing and Sidewalks · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Greenwich Main Street Resurfacing & Sidewalk Rehabilitation · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Bristol - Pedestrian Safety - Sidewalks · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | T.F. Green Airport (PVD) Terminal Upgrades · RI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $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.