Congressional earmarks in NM
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $7.52M match.
By year
- FY2024 $7.52M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Martin Heinrich Sen. NM · $6.28M · 4
- Gabe Vasquez Rep. NM · $4.50M · 2
- Ben Ray Luján Sen. NM · $2.34M · 3
- Teresa Leger Fernandez Rep. NM · $1.00M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $7.52M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atrisco Vista Boulevard Improvement Project NM · NM | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Ports-to-Plains Corridor Interstate Planning NM · NM | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Sandoval County, NM Navajo Road 474 Repair NM · NM | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $500.0K |
| 2024 | I-10 Improvement Project NM · NM | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM, Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $500.0K |
| 2024 | City of Portales/Eastern New Mexico University Street Improvement NM · NM | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Raton—East Tenth Street Bridge Project NM · NM | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Ben Lujan NM | $240.0K |
| 2024 | Expansion of North Central Regional Transit District—Mora to Las Vegas Route North Central Regional Transit District · NM | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $180.0K |
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.