Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 68 provisions worth $198.49M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $141.95M · 49
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $123.18M · 41
- Mike Ezell Rep. MS · $23.47M · 7
- Michael Guest Rep. MS · $16.34M · 6
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $8.50M · 2
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $3.75M · 3
- Bennie G. Thompson Rep. MS · $2.10M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $198.49M · 68
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Port of Rosedale Multimodal Expansion: Great River Railroad Restoration Rosedale-Bolivar County Port Commission · MS | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $8.18M |
| 2024 | Tupelo Rail Improvements City of Tupelo · MS | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.73M |
| 2024 | Port Bienville Intermodal Expansion Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission · MS | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $7.32M |
| 2024 | I-20 Connector Loop Grade Separation Rankin County · MS | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.10M |
| 2023 | Bozeman-Reunion Crossing Interconnectivity System · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mississippi Highway 51 Bridge · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | U.S. Route 45 Spur · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | US Highway 25 Pedestrian Overpass MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Bozeman-Reunion Crossing Interconnectivity System MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Pearl-Richland Intermodal Connector · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M $368.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | SR 7 and University Avenue in Oxford Roundabout Interchange Lafayette County · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rankin County I-20 Connector Loop · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Star Landing Road · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Interstate 10 Corridor Improvements · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Eagle One Mega Site Road Improvements MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Grants Ferry Parkway Project MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Guest MS | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) Terminal Roof Replacement Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.40M |
| 2024 | Pearl/Richland Intermodal Connector-Richland Creek Bridge MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Bozeman-Reunion Crossing Interconnectivity System · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) Site Mitigation · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Apron Rehabilitation Olive Branch Airport/Taylor Field (OLV) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Trent Kelly MS | $3.50M |
| 2024 | I-59 Frontage Road MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $3.40M |
| 2024 | Jackson County US 90 MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.10M |
| 2024 | MS 2 Connector MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.10M |
| 2024 | MS 19 Neshoba County MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.10M |
| 2024 | Ripley Bypass MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.10M |
| 2024 | Choctaw County Major Rural Collector Bridges MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Seaway Rail Truck Site Harrison County Development Commission · MS | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Reunion Parkway Crossing · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Guest MS | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 12th Street Roadway and Pedestrian Improvements · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hall Avenue West Overpass MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $3.00M |
| 2023 | 8th Street Corridor · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) Taxiway Rehabilitation · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.70M $2.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Trent Lott International Airport (PQL) North Apron Expansion & Taxiway Connector Trent Lott International Airport (PQL) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.50M |
| 2022 | Artesia Road Connector · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.50M $285.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Deerbrook Road and Bridge Improvements MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.50M |
| 2022 | The Morgantown Road Safety Improvement Project · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Biloxi Beach Connector Phase I · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.16M $216.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Union Station Transit Hub Project Jackson Redevelopment Authority · MS | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Industrial Road Project MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $2.03M |
| 2024 | West Drive Roadway MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Bulldog Way Extended Improvements · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Guest MS | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Highland Commerce Connecter MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Statesmen Park Boulevard Improvement Project MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.00M |
| 2024 | University Avenue—Commonwealth Boulevard Connector MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Mallett Road and Lamey Bridge Road Improvements MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Downtown Greenville Commercial Corridor · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Municipal Airport (RNV) Improvements Cleveland Municipal Airport (RNV) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.80M |
| 2024 | Old Highway 63 South-Widening & Safety Improvement MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) Elevator Replacement Project Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.53M |
| 2024 | Monroe County Airport (M40) Runway Extension Monroe County Airport (M40) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Concourse Drive Extension MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Riley Road Improvements MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) Air Traffic Control Tower Renovation Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.17M |
| 2024 | Madison Avenue Road Widening MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.12M |
| 2024 | Campus Drive Choctaw Tribal Schools Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Lefleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McCharen Field (M83) Rehabilitation Project McCharen Field (M83) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Highway 44 Intersection Reconstruction MS · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Natchez-Adams County Airport (HEZ) Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Vehicle Natchez-Adams County Airport (HEZ) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Equipment Replacement Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers Airport (JAN) · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $810.0K |
| 2024 | Neshoba-Kemper Road Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $750.0K |
| 2022 | East Brandon Bypass · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $640.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Greene/George Regional Airport Planning Greene County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $500.0K |
| 2022 | City of Hattiesburg 4th Street Sidewalk Project · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Laurel-Hattiesburg Regional Airport (PIB) Approach Light Rehabilitation · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) T-Hangar Facility Taxiway · MS | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $250.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Beatline Parkway · MS | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $150.0K $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.