Congressional earmarks in SD
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 10 provisions worth $173.65M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John Thune Sen. SD · $125.58M · 6
- Mike Rounds Sen. SD · $102.85M · 7
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $173.65M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Improvements to I-90 Interchange in Brandon · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Thune SD | $32.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | I-29 85th Street Interchange · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Thune SD | $30.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | US 385 Improvements SD · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Marion Rounds SD, Senator John Thune SD | $26.75M |
| 2024 | Rapid City Airport (RAP) Passenger Terminal Expansion Rapid City Airport (RAP) · SD | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Marion Rounds SD | $20.00M |
| 2023 | Improvements in Sioux Falls near the Benson Road Interchange · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Thune SD, Senator Marion Rounds SD | $17.37M $17.37M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Sioux City Northshore Drive Realignment Project · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Marion Rounds SD | $17.00M $1.92M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | SD 37 Improvements SD · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Marion Rounds SD, Senator John Thune SD | $10.66M |
| 2024 | SD 13 Reconstruction SD · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Marion Rounds SD | $10.07M |
| 2023 | Improvements on South Dakota Highway 34 · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Thune SD | $8.30M $8.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | BIA Route 3 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe · SD | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Marion Rounds SD | $1.00M |
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.