Congressional earmarks in VA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 34 provisions worth $95.05M match.
By year
- FY2024 $95.05M · 34
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $47.48M · 27
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $47.48M · 27
- Ben Cline Rep. VA · $42.00M · 1
- H. Morgan Griffith Rep. VA · $11.00M · 4
- Abigail Spanberger Rep. VA · $8.12M · 4
- Jennifer A. Kiggans Rep. VA · $6.04M · 2
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Rep. VA · $4.39M · 5
- Jennifer L. McClellan Rep. VA · $3.25M · 3
- Gerald Connolly Rep. VA · $3.20M · 4
- Jennifer Wexton Rep. VA · $3.05M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $95.05M · 34
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | I-81 Corridor Improvements VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Benjamin Cline VA | $42.00M |
| 2024 | Coalfields Expressway Poplar Creek Phase A & B Paving Project VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $7.00M |
| 2024 | I-95 Exit 126 Northbound Onramps VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Replacement of the Apperson Drive Bridge over the Roanoke River VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | King's Highway Bridge Replacement Design VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA | $3.04M |
| 2024 | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)—Federal Inspections Services Facility Norfolk International Airport (ORF) · VA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Laskin Road Phase I-B VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Williamsburg Area Transit Authority—Northern Transfer Facility, James City County Williamsburg Area Transit Authority · VA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Minnieville Road & Prince William Parkway Interchange VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Patriot Centre Phase 3, Beaver Creek Drive Extension VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $2.15M |
| 2024 | Route 1 High Injury Street Network VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer McClellan VA | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Freemason St. Bridge Construction VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Robert Scott VA | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Mount Vernon Trail North Improvements, design and construct trail improvements, Arlington, Virginia VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $1.32M |
| 2024 | Mathis Corridor Revitalization Project VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Ettrick Passenger Rail Station Improvements, Chesterfield, Virginia Virginia Passenger Rail Authority · VA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer McClellan VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | On-route Electric Transit Bus Opportunity Chargers City of Alexandria, VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Donald Beyer VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Herndon, Virginia—Widen East Spring Street VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | East End Hangar Development Mountain Empire Airport (MKJ) · VA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative H. Griffith VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Onville Road Widening VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Route 50 Interchange VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Purchase of Electric Buses for Southside Bus Operating Facility Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads DBA Hampton Roads Transit · VA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Robert Scott VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | TriWay Trail VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $988.0K |
| 2024 | Silverbrook Road and Lorton Road Intersection VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Twin County Airport Runway 1 Extension Twin County Airport (HLX) · VA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Bush Hill Elementary Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Fairfax County, VA VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Donald Beyer VA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Fox Mill Road and Pinecrest Road Intersection Improvements VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Stefaniga/Mountain View Road Intersection Improvements VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Arlington Boulevard Trail South Side Improvements, implement protected trail adjacent to two federal facilities between South George Mason Drive to South Glebe Road (Arlington County, Virginia) VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Donald Beyer VA | $720.0K |
| 2024 | Mason Neck Trail Project—Northern Segment Fairfax County, VA VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Donald Beyer VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Aircraft Apron (RIC) Capital Region Airport Commission · VA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer McClellan VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Route 28, Route 29, and Stone Road Trail VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Washington & Old Dominion Trail Lighting VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Courthouse Area Route 1 Improvements VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Compton Road Shared-Use Path VA · VA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $500.0K |
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.