Congressional earmarks in GA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 74 provisions worth $165.64M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Raphael G. Warnock Sen. GA · $79.20M · 29
- Thomas Ossoff Sen. GA · $40.62M · 17
- Barry Loudermilk Rep. GA · $35.90M · 12
- David Scott Rep. GA · $16.18M · 9
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Rep. GA · $13.64M · 13
- Lucy McBath Rep. GA · $13.12M · 9
- Anderson Ferguson Rep. GA · $8.59M · 1
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Rep. GA · $7.50M · 2
- Marjorie Greene Rep. GA · $4.80M · 2
- Austin Scott Rep. GA · $4.20M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $165.64M · 74
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Griffin-Spalding Airport Griffin-Spalding Airport Authority (6A2) · GA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Anderson Ferguson GA | $8.59M |
| 2022 | Atlanta to Savannah Passenger Rail Environmental Impact Statement Georgia Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $8.00M $8.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Douglas Loop - Phase I – Lee Road Extension · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Scott GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Heart of Georgia Railroad Rehabilitation and Upgrades Georgia Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cass-White Road from Busch Drive to Great Valley Parkway- Phase II · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | MARTA Operations & Maintenance Facility Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Johnson Ferry Road at Shallowford Road Intersection Improvements · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Atlanta BeltLine · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cass-White Road Widening, Phase II GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | The Stitch GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | I-95 Interchange Improvements at Belfast Keller Road GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Buddy Carter GA | $4.78M |
| 2024 | South Cobb Drive Improvement Project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative David Scott GA | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Franklin Gateway Bridge over Rottenwood Creek GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $4.05M |
| 2024 | South Cobb Drive / SR 280 Improvement Project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | METRA Transit System Electric Buses, Charging Stations, and Infrastructure Georgia Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | I-575 Interchange Improvements at Ridgewalk Parkway GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $4.00M |
| 2022 | MARTA Electric Buses Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority MARTA · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $3.85M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Taxiway Bravo West Expansion Richard B Russell Regional Airport (RMG) · GA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Marjorie Greene GA | $3.80M |
| 2023 | Michelle Obama Trail - PATH Trail Project · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $3.62M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Cobb Drive Traffic Safety Improvements · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Midtown Connector Project · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Nikema Williams GA | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Truman Linear Park Trail · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | State Route 38 Bypass from SR 38/US 84 to SR 119 GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Buddy Carter GA | $2.71M |
| 2022 | Chattahoochee RiverLands Pilot Project, Environmental Review & Final Design for Phase II · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Austin Scott GA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | George Busbee Parkway Corridor project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Chatham Area Paratransit Maintenance Facility Chatham Area Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $2.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) Northwest Hangar Development Access Road and Utility Improvements Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) · GA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $2.21M |
| 2022 | Big Shanty Widening, Kennesaw, Georgia · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cobb International Boulevard Reclamation GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Gwinnett Transit Route 25 Bus Shelter Construction Gwinnett County Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux GA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US Highway 41 Intersection Improvements · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Buford-Suwanee Micro Transit Gwinnett County Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Carolyn Bourdeaux GA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Austell-South Cobb Transfer Center Cobb County DOT · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative David Scott GA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chatham Area Transit Savannah Belles Hybrid Electric Ferry Replacement Georgia Department of Transportation · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Point Multimodal Path · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cumberland Multi-Modal Path · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Austin Scott GA | $1.70M $1.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ride Gwinnett Local Fixed Route 60—Fleet, Infrastructure, and Operations Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $1.67M |
| 2023 | Buford Highway Pedestrian Improvements · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $1.53M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Oakdale Road Complete Streets Bridge Replacement at Buckner Road GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Safe Routes to Transit Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $1.17M |
| 2023 | Metter-Register Rail Upgrades Candler County Industrial Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $1.13M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Lee Road Extension/South Douglas Loop Project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative David Scott GA | $1.05M |
| 2023 | Clayton Justice Center Transit Hub Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative David Scott GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Gwinnett Loop Trail—Satellite Boulevard Segment GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Austell-Powder Springs Trail Expansion GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Marjorie Greene GA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Safe Routes to Transit Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative David Scott GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stonecrest Transit Hub Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Representative Hank Johnson GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Chattahoochee River Greenway—McGinnis Section GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | PDK Airport Design and Demolition Administration Building DeKalb County · GA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Hank Johnson GA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Safe Routes to Transit Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Nikema Williams GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Safe Routes to Transit Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Brookhaven Station Rehabilitation Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Lucy McBath GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cobb Parkway Pedestrian Bridge North · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Scott GA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Pleasant Hill Road Multi-Modal Bridge GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Valdosta Bus Acquisition City of Valdosta · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA | $993.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Brown Bridge Road Widening Project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $960.0K |
| 2022 | Dried Indian Creek Corridor Protection and Connection Initiative · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Regional Transportation Carbon Reduction Plan GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Lee Road Widening/Sweetwater Project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Raphael Warnock GA, Representative David Scott GA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Ride Gwinnett Local Fixed Route 50—Customer Infrastructure Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners · GA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Top End I-285 Trail-Georgetown Segment GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Representative Hank Johnson GA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | SR 140/Jimmy Carter Boulevard at I-85 GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Chattahoochee River Greenway—Abbotts Section GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Representative Lucy Mcbath GA | $850.0K |
| 2022 | Fairview Road Multi-use Trail, Newton County · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Flat Shoals Parkway (SR 155) Sidewalk Improvements - Columbia Drive to Flakes Mill Road · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | North Fork Peachtree Creek Trail—Phase 1 GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $800.0K |
| 2023 | I-16 Flyover Removal and Reconnection Project City of Savannah · GA | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $720.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Derrydown Way Complete Streets Project · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dekalb County, Pleasantdale Road Pedestrian Improvements · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy McBath GA | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Emergency Health Care Transportation Access Study Atlanta Regional Commission · GA | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Thomas Ossoff GA, Senator Raphael Warnock GA | $543.0K |
| 2023 | Swift-Cantrell Park Traffic Light Installation · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Barry Loudermilk GA | $350.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Stockbridge Pedestrian Bridge Project GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Scott GA | $164.3K |
| 2022 | City of Alpharetta- Bus Shelter Construction · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lucy McBath GA | $150.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Increasing Pedestrian and Vehicular Safety via the Realignment of Chestnut at Buford Highway GA · GA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Hank Johnson GA | $145.3K |
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.