Congressional earmarks in RI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 28 provisions worth $79.74M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $76.30M · 25
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $39.77M · 13
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $8.48M · 4
- Seth Magaziner Rep. RI · $2.08M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $79.74M · 28
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mount Hope Bridge Cable and Anchorage Dehumidification · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $10.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | T.F. Green Airport (PVD) Cargo Improvements and Corporate Aviation Improvements · RI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator John Reed RI | $6.60M $1.11M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Bay Bike Path Bridges · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Newport Cliff Walk RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $5.00M |
| 2023 | City of Warwick - Rocky Point Park Gateway Project · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $4.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Newport Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Replacement Rhode Island Public Transit Agency · RI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator John Reed RI | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Woonsocket Bridge Repair and Replacement · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Pawtucket—Safe Streets Initiatives RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.80M |
| 2022 | Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Greenway · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $3.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bike Path Connection - Washington Secondary Bike Path Extension · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ten Mile River Greenway RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Providence Woonasquatucket Greenway Enhancements Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council · RI | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kingston Train Station Intermodal and Parking Expansion Rhode Island Department of Transportation · RI | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Woonsocket - Lead Remediation for Bridges · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RIPTA -- Bus Replacement Rhode Island Public Transit Authority · RI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator John Reed RI | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Johnston for Stormwater Management RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $2.08M |
| 2023 | North Kingstown Post Road and West Main Road - Curbing and Sidewalks · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Centredale Revitalization and Streetscape Project RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.70M |
| 2024 | North Main Street Revitalization RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Pell and Verrazzano Bridges—Feasibility Study RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.48M |
| 2024 | Washington Secondary Bike Path Resurfacing and Preservation RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.20M |
| 2022 | Centerville Road (RI-117) and Toll Gate Road Repaving in Warwick and West Warwick · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Greenwich Main Street Resurfacing & Sidewalk Rehabilitation · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Bristol - Pedestrian Safety - Sidewalks · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | T.F. Green Airport (PVD) Terminal Upgrades · RI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Henderson Boulevard Connection · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Purgatory Road Sidewalks · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $960.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Woonasquatucket River Greenway—Smithfield, RI Trail Construction RI · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $850.0K |
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.