Congressional earmarks in KY
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 22 provisions worth $107.49M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Harold Rogers Rep. KY · $59.00M · 3
- Andy Barr Rep. KY · $13.50M · 3
- James Comer Rep. KY · $12.14M · 1
- Brett Guthrie Rep. KY · $11.39M · 7
- John Yarmuth Rep. KY · $7.00M · 4
- Morgan McGarvey Rep. KY · $4.47M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $107.49M · 22
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Somerset Northern Bypass KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $45.00M |
| 2024 | Henderson Airport Runway Extension Henderson City-County Airport (EHR) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative James Comer KY | $12.14M |
| 2023 | Pike County KY 1426 Rockfall Mitigation and Roadway Improvements · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rockcastle County KY 461/US 25 Reconstruction · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Improved Access via Economy Road from KY-52 to the Central Kentucky Regional Airport · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garland Barr KY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Newtown Pike Extension Project, Phase III Scott Street Connector · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garland Barr KY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | General Aviation Terminal Construction Project Central Kentucky Regional Airport (RGA) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Garland Barr KY | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Reimagine 9th Street · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Traffic Calming measures for Shelby Park and Smoketown neighborhoods, Jefferson County · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Runway 18/36 LED Lighting Project Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport (OWB) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.38M |
| 2022 | Washington County: Improve U.S. 150 from KY 1872 to Mayfield Lane · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Breckinridge County: Improve KY 86 from Jesse Priest Road to Rosetta Corners · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trojan Trail/249 Bridge Widening Project · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | I-65 Downtown Underpass Lighting and Safety Project, Louisville, KY KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.62M |
| 2023 | Entrance Road Relocation, Danville-Boyle County Airport (DVK) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rehabilitate Terminal Apron Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.01M |
| 2024 | Complete Streets Improvements on West Kentucky Street in Louisville, KY KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Multimodal Logistics Facility at Louisville Riverport Authority, Louisville, KY Louisville Riverport Authority · KY | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Sidewalk Rehabilitation, Louisville, KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Streetscape Improvements to Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Louisville, KY KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Rehabilitate Airfield Lighting Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Buechel Bank Rd Widening and Pedestrian Improvements · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $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.