Congressional earmarks in NE
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 20 provisions worth $96.23M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Deb Fischer Sen. NE · $56.38M · 9
- Don Bacon Rep. NE · $43.82M · 11
- Adrian Smith Rep. NE · $8.50M · 1
- Mike Flood Rep. NE · $3.02M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $96.23M · 20
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Heartland Expressway Improvements NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $12.87M |
| 2024 | Jefferson County Roadway Improvements NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Debra Fischer NE, Representative Adrian Smith NE | $8.50M |
| 2024 | Omaha Urban Core Burt Street Project NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) Terminal North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Federal Inspection Services Facility Eppley Airfield (OMA) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE, Representative Donald Bacon NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Ogallala Airport (OGA) Improvements Ogallala Airport (OGA) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $6.57M |
| 2023 | Eppley Airfield (OMA) Terminal Modernization Program Phase 1 – Central Utility Plant Base Building · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 84th Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Improvements · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $5.00M $77.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Schram Road & 204 Street Paving Project NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) Apron Rehabilitation Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $4.95M |
| 2024 | The North 24th Street Business Improvement District Light Project NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $4.17M |
| 2023 | Phase II of The North 24th Street Streetscape Improvements Project · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field (BFF) Airfield Improvements Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field (BFF) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) Construction Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $3.15M |
| 2024 | 23rd Street Reconstruction NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mike Flood NE | $3.02M |
| 2024 | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) Upgrades Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $2.85M |
| 2024 | Saddle Creek Pedestrian and Bikeway Overpass NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Blackstone Streetscape Improvements · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Platteview Road, 132nd Street Intersection Safety Improvements NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $1.44M |
| 2024 | Ashland Pedestrian Underpass of Railroad NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $1.21M |
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.