Congressional earmarks in SC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 12 provisions worth $127.47M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lindsey Graham Sen. SC · $126.97M · 11
- James E. Clyburn Rep. SC · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $127.47M · 12
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Charleston International Airport (CHS) Charleston County Aviation Authority (CHS) · SC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $23.00M |
| 2023 | Carolina Bays Parkway Northern Extension · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $22.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charleston Airport Connector Road Project · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $16.17M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | I-73 · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $15.00M $15.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SC Highway 101 · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $14.55M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center (GYH) Resurfacing and Rehabilitation South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center (GYH) · SC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Assembly Street Rail Separation Project City of Columbia · SC | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $10.00M |
| 2022 | Whiskey Road Corridor - Powderhouse Road Connector · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | US 178 at I-85 Interchange SC · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Central-Clemson Green Crescent Trail Connector SC · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Lowcountry Regional Airport Runway 5/23 Pavement Rehabilitation Project Walterboro-Colleton County Airport Commission · SC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative James Clyburn SC | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Saluda Grade Rail Trail Upstate Forever · SC | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $250.0K $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.