Congressional earmarks in OR
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 23 provisions worth $46.62M match.
By year
- FY2024 $46.62M · 23
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $44.62M · 21
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $44.62M · 21
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer Rep. OR · $18.50M · 4
- Earl Blumenauer Rep. OR · $9.05M · 5
- Andrea Salinas Rep. OR · $8.87M · 7
- Suzanne Bonamici Rep. OR · $3.47M · 3
- Val T. Hoyle Rep. OR · $1.12M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $46.62M · 23
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bend Airport Federal Contract Control Tower (FCT)—New Construction Bend Municipal Airport (BDN) · OR | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicyclist Overcrossing OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $5.70M |
| 2024 | Columbia Zero-Emissions Bus Operations Facility Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Hood River/White Salmon Interstate Bridge Replacement Project OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Abernethy Green Access Project OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $4.00M |
| 2024 | OR99W: Salmon River Highway (OR18) Intersection Improvement OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $3.59M |
| 2024 | OR 22: Rural Community Enhanced Crossings (Mill City, Gates, and Idanha) OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $2.80M |
| 2024 | SE 112th Avenue Signal and Safety Upgrades at High Crash Intersections (Portland, OR) OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $2.35M |
| 2024 | Beaverton Downtown Loop OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Marion County Safety Corridor OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $1.58M |
| 2024 | Mill Street Reconstruction, Springfield, OR OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Val Hoyle OR | $1.12M |
| 2024 | Pier 2 West Rehabilitation Port of Astoria · OR | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | OR141: Hall Boulevard Pedestrian Safety Improvements OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Gateway Transit Center Improvements Portland, OR Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Third Street Improvement Project—McMinnville, OR OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail: Perham Creek to Mitchell Creek OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Salem Municipal Airport Terminal Expansion for Commercial Air Service City of Salem · OR | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Clackamas, OR Mt. Hood Transit Enhancements Clackamas County · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $850.0K |
| 2024 | East Forest Grove Safety Improvement Project OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $850.0K |
| 2024 | South Salem Mobility as a Service Transit Center Salem Area Mass Transit District · OR | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Chestnut St. Bridge—SW Independence Collector Extension OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Wildlife Crossings on I-5 in Southern Oregon OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Oregon Trail Interpretive Kiosks OR · OR | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $220.0K |
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.