Congressional earmarks in ME
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 $148.55M match.
By year
- FY2024 $148.55M · 18
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $147.55M · 17
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $141.91M · 15
- Jared F. Golden Rep. ME · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $148.55M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $20.46M |
| 2024 | Old Town Llewellyn Estes Bridge Replacement ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $15.75M |
| 2024 | Wiscasset-Augusta State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M |
| 2024 | Belgrade-New Sharon State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M |
| 2024 | Farmington-Eustis State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $13.00M |
| 2024 | Milbridge-Harrington US Route 1A Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.80M |
| 2024 | Cross Lake Township—New Canada State Route 161 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $10.40M |
| 2024 | Medway-Millinocket Route 11/157 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $9.00M |
| 2024 | Saint George River Bridge Replacement ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Fort Kent State Route 161 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Acton Route 109 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Western Maine Transportation Services Workforce Transit Project Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Susan Collins ME | $5.11M |
| 2024 | Route 22 at Broadturn Road Intersection Improvements ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 2024 | US Route 1 at State Road Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.80M |
| 2024 | Orono Main Street Pedestrian Improvements ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.40M |
| 2024 | Burrough Road Bridge Replacement, Lisbon, Maine ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jared Golden ME | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Bath Workforce Transportation Study Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Mi'kmaq Transportation Safety Improvements Mi’kmaq Nation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME | $530.0K |
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.