Congressional earmarks in TN
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 21 provisions worth $73.20M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- David Kustoff Rep. TN · $20.00M · 3
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Rep. TN · $17.50M · 5
- John W. Rose Rep. TN · $13.00M · 2
- Diana Harshbarger Rep. TN · $9.70M · 6
- Scott DesJarlais Rep. TN · $6.00M · 1
- Steve Cohen Rep. TN · $5.50M · 2
- Tim Burchett Rep. TN · $3.50M · 2
- James Cooper Rep. TN · $3.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $73.20M · 21
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Construction of I-69 Troy Bypass from South of SR-183 to South of SR-3 (US-51) TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Kustoff TN | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Highway US 127 TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Rose TN | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Bomar Field Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) · TN | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Scott Desjarlais TN | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Building Design-Build Memphis International Airport (MEM) · TN | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative David Kustoff TN, Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Cummings Highway Widening TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Walnut Street Bridge Repair and Restoration · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Widening construction of Highway 641 from Howard Road to Kentucky State Line TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Kustoff TN | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Broad Street Redesign TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Donelson Station Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee · TN | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative John Rose TN | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Blount County Greenway · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-449 Extension of Veterans Boulevard · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jefferson Street Multimodal Cap and Connector, Nashville, TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative James Cooper TN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mobility Ecosystems TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.40M |
| 2023 | Knob Creek Road Improvements · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Smart City Testbed Expansion · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-126 Widening · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-35 Construction and Improvements · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | State Route 449 Extension TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Old Gray Station Road Section 2 at SR 75 Traffic Signal TN · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) Operations & Maintenance Facility Project, Memphis, TN Memphis Area Transit Authority · TN | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Knoxville South Waterfront Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $500.0K $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.