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 $20.78M match.
By year
- FY2024 $20.78M · 9
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $19.30M · 8
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $13.21M · 5
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $7.52M · 3
- Seth Magaziner Rep. RI · $2.08M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $20.78M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Newport Cliff Walk RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Pawtucket—Safe Streets Initiatives RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.80M |
| 2024 | Ten Mile River Greenway RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Johnston for Stormwater Management RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $2.08M |
| 2024 | Centredale Revitalization and Streetscape Project RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.70M |
| 2024 | North Main Street Revitalization RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Pell and Verrazzano Bridges—Feasibility Study RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.48M |
| 2024 | Washington Secondary Bike Path Resurfacing and Preservation RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Woonasquatucket River Greenway—Smithfield, RI Trail Construction RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $850.0K |
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.