Congressional earmarks in IA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 31 provisions worth $85.72M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks Rep. IA · $30.94M · 15
- Ashley Hinson Rep. IA · $23.11M · 6
- Cynthia Axne Rep. IA · $19.87M · 6
- Zachary Nunn Rep. IA · $11.80M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $85.72M · 31
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Des Moines Airport (DSM) Terminal Design · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Alburnett Road Extension · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Eastern Iowa (CID) Airport Taxiway Expansion Project · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Broadway Multimodal Improvements Project · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tower Terrace Road Corridor (Phase 7 Improvements) · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Appanoose County, IA Rail Spur Project Appanoose County Community Railroad · IA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $4.80M |
| 2023 | Route V5G Pavement Improvement · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $4.00M $3.38M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | DSM Construct Terminal Deicing Apron Expansion—Bid Package #2 Des Moines International Airport (DSM) · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Summer Street Corridor Rehabilitation · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Glycol Storage Tank Repair, Des Moines International Airport (DSM) · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $3.27M $3.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Street (15th St. to Cody Rd.) Road Reconstruction Project IA · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Jefferson County Secondary Road Department—Resurface and Update Fairfield / Libertyville Loop IA · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Eastern Iowa Airport Deicing Facility and Snow Removal Equipment Facility The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Forevergreen Road Extension · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Authority Reconstruction of Airport Entrance Road Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Reconstruction of Iowa Highway 38 · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wilton 5th Street Gateway Project IA · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Montgomery County Bridge Replacement Project · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | G28 Pavement Rehabilitation · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Warren County Highway G76 HMA Resurfacing Project IA · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Middle Road Reconstruction · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bridge Replacement - PPCB on County Highway R57 over North River, FHWA# 335290 · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bridge Replacement Project On Bevington Park Road IA · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | 8th St. SW Reconstruction—Phase 2 IA · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Red Rock Prairie Trail · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $1.14M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Raccoon River East Pedestrian Bridge · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Aircraft Parking Apron at the Independence Municipal Airport (IIB) · IA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mahaska Oskaloosa Driving Economic Success (MODES) Planning Study · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Iowa City Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility Iowa City Transit · IA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chaplain Schmitt Island Trail Connection · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $615.0K $615.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Scott County Bridge Replacement · IA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.