Congressional earmarks in MO
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 23 provisions worth $121.42M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Roy Blunt Sen. MO · $68.80M · 7
- Sam Graves Rep. MO · $25.89M · 8
- Blaine Luetkemeyer Rep. MO · $24.34M · 7
- Emanuel Cleaver Rep. MO · $7.40M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $121.42M · 23
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Loop Link · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $28.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chester Bridge · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $13.00M $13.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Waynesville St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) Terminal Facility, Apron, and Parking Construction · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $9.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Runway Reconstruction Washington County Airport (8WC) · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $7.00M |
| 2023 | Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) Terminal Ramp Extension · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $6.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cameron Memorial Airport (EZZ) Improvement Cameron Memorial Airport (EZZ) · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $5.22M |
| 2023 | Air Traffic Control Tower and Support Facilities at the Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roy Blunt MO, Representative Samuel Graves MO | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Blue Ridge Boulevard Improvements · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $4.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | I-70 / US 63 Interchange · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $4.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-70 Interchange Improvements · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | MO291 from Flintlock Road to 104th Street MO · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Excelsior Springs Safe Routes to School · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $3.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) Air Traffic Control Tower Reconstruction · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $3.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) Terminal Project · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $3.33M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Riverway Blvd Improvement Project · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Air Traffic Control Tower Reconstruction Jefferson City Memorial (JEF) Airport · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Washington Regional Airport (8WC) Runway Extension and Expansion · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Smartt Field (SET) Resiliency Improvements St. Charles County Regional Airport (SET) · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $2.85M |
| 2022 | MLK Park Pedestrian Bridge at Brush Creek · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $2.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) Taxiway Extension · MO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Dunkles Drive Bridge Improvements over I-70 MO · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $1.09M |
| 2024 | Study for US 63 Shared 4 Lane MO · MO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $1.04M |
| 2022 | OATS Transit Inc. Bus Replacement OATS Transit Inc · MO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $500.0K $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.