Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 17 provisions worth $75.97M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $58.00M · 6
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $14.17M · 9
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $3.00M · 1
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $800.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $75.97M · 17
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Burlington International Airport (BTV) Terminal Improvements and Related Infrastructure · VT | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $34.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Church Street Side Street (Cherry) Project · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $12.00M $180.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Burlington International Airport (BTV) Taxiway Extension to General Aviation Ramp · VT | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $3.42M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Essex Junction Multimodal Train and Bus Station Redevelopment Village of Essex Junction · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Central Vermont Transit Operations Facility Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Peter Welch VT | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Northern Vermont Culverts Replacement VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.40M |
| 2022 | Lamoille Valley Rail Trail · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.00M $415.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Burlington International Airport (BTV) Jet Bridge and Passenger Hold Room · VT | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M $1.95M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Highgate Airport (FSO) Runway Extension · VT | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bellows Falls Intermodal Transportation Center Rehabilitation Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Berlin Town Center Pedestrian Infrastructure VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.60M |
| 2023 | Vermont Amtrak Stations Rehabilitation Phase I Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Danville Pedestrian and Bike Pathways VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.53M |
| 2023 | Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail Rehabilitation and Extension · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.44M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bellows Falls Amtrak Station Platform Reconstruction Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M |
| 2024 | State Bridge 237 Culvert Replacement (Lowell, Vermont) VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Becca Balint VT | $800.0K |
| 2022 | White River Junction Amtrak Station Platform Reconstruction Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $800.0K $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.