Congressional earmarks in WA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 97 provisions worth $233.73M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patty Murray Sen. WA · $102.99M · 35
- Maria Cantwell Sen. WA · $75.94M · 30
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rep. WA · $38.39M · 11
- Rick Larsen Rep. WA · $35.89M · 15
- Dan Newhouse Rep. WA · $30.97M · 9
- Marilyn Strickland Rep. WA · $17.78M · 9
- Suzan K. DelBene Rep. WA · $11.95M · 10
- Pramila Jayapal Rep. WA · $7.85M · 3
- Derek Kilmer Rep. WA · $6.77M · 4
- Jaime Herrera Beutler Rep. WA · $5.50M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $233.73M · 97
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elevate Slater Road Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $8.00M |
| 2024 | US-12 Clinton Interchange Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $6.00M |
| 2023 | Columbia Heights Road Safety Improvement Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler WA | $5.50M $519.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town to Zylstra Lake Multi-Modal Trail, Friday Harbor, WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $5.28M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pines Road/BNSF Grade Separation Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Yakima Air (YKM) Terminal · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Four Lakes Interchange Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | SR 3 Gorst Area Resiliency Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Heights Infrastructure Investment Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Marie Perez WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Hood River—White Salmon Interstate Bridge Replacement WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | 148th Street Non-Motorized Bridge Project, Shoreline, WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-5/Port of Tacoma Road Interchange (Phase 2) · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Whidbey Transit Center Washington State Department of Transportation · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Freya-Palouse Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.99M |
| 2024 | Bridge 247 Road W-SE Replacement WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.89M |
| 2023 | Adams County Bridge 411-3 Sackman Road Bridge Replacement Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $3.88M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Makah Passage Alternative Access Route Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.70M |
| 2023 | 169th St Connecting Segment, Arlington, Washington · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $3.65M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Port of Pasco Reimann Last Mile Industrial Rail Port of Pasco · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Spokane Northeast Infrastructure Wellesley-Freya to Havana · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $335.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | For terminal apron improvements Pullman Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Wind River Slide Reconstruction Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $3.28M |
| 2024 | General Aviation Terminal Modernization Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.10M |
| 2023 | Snohomish County Culverts, Bothell and Stanwood, Washington · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Spanaway Transit Center and Bus Rapid Transit Station Completion (at Pacific Avenue/SR 7 BRT route s southern terminus) Pierce County Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, aka Pierce Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Edgewater Bridge Replacement · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Improvements Central Puget Sound Transit Authority · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grove Street Overcrossing, Marysville, Washington · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Spokane Valley Sullivan and Trent Interchange Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Pacific Avenue SR-7, Pedestrian and Transit Access Improvements (168 Street East) · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ballard Link Extension Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority dba Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | West Seattle Link Extension Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority dba Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2022 | South Barker Road Corridor · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Spokane County Craig Road · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.00M $1.21M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sound Transit I-405 BRT Project Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stewart Road Corridor Completion: White River Bridge · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $2.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Spokane Valley Bigelow Sullivan Corridor · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $2.65M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Everett Transit Electric Bus Acquisition Everett Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Woodinville's Eastrail Crossing and SR 202 Trestle Widening Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 20th Street NE and Main Street Improvements · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Seattle Ferry Terminal Electrification Washington State Department of Transportation · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Banana Yard Rail Switch Upgrade Northwest Seaport Alliance · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Port of Warden Truck Access and Bypass Road Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Port of Warden Road Infrastructure Improvement & Expansion Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Project FIRST (Fast Tracking Improvements to Reach Strategic Targets) Improvements to Vancouver SE 1st Street Corridor · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) New Terminal Building and Apron Design/Construction · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | SW Mojonnier Road Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Yakima County East-West Corridor · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Pierce Transit System-Wide Bus Shelters Modernization and Related Passenger Amenities Upgrade Pierce Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Port of Quincy Rail Infrastructure Expansion Project Port of Quincy (Grant County Port District No. 1) · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M |
| 2023 | The City of Lakewood South Tacoma Way Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion (IRCE) Track Expansion project at the Port of Longview Port of Longview · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Guemes Ferry Replacement Project Washington State Department of Transportation · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grace Avenue Realignment -- Phase II · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mountlake Terrace Town Center - Transit Connection Corridor · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | WTA 2011 Fixed Route Diesel to Electric Replacement Project, Bellingham Whatcom Transportation Authority · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Electric Bus Purchase - Diesel Replacement Everett Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Makah Tribe - Makah Passage and Hobuck Residential Road Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Airway Heights Garfield Road/US-2 Roundabout Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $1.87M |
| 2023 | Zero Fare Bus Stop Access Improvements Thurston County Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA) DBA Intercity Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $1.83M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 44th Avenue West Underpass Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project, Lynnwood, Washington · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $1.74M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | SR-20 - Campbell Lake Road Roundabout · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $1.74M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Adams County Canal Bridges WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.70M |
| 2024 | Bradley Road Safety Improvements, Lynden, WA WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $1.62M |
| 2023 | ADA Accessible Bus Facility Infrastructure Ben Franklin Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Hill 122nd Ave Corridor Safety and Relief Project, Pierce County WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Cle Elum—First Street Downtown Revitalization WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Swamp Creek Tributary Culvert Replacement Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $1.30M |
| 2023 | Redmond Central Connector III (RCC 3) · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $1.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Scriber Creek Trail Redevelopment- Phase 2 · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Spokane International Airport (GEG)—Aircraft Parking Apron Project Spokane International Airport (GEG) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | SR-531 Trail WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | State Route 166/Bay Street Reconstruction · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rail Crossings at Spokane International Airport Rail-Truck Transload Facility Spokane International Airport · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bridge for Kids, Orting WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Everett Point Industrial Center (EPIC) Green Bridge, Everett, Washington WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | College Street Corridor Safety Improvements WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Mountlake Terrace Main Street Revitalization Phase Two Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Grove Street Overcrossing City of Marysville · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Upper White River Bridge Replacement Muckleshoot Indian Tribe · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Edgewater Creek Bridge Replacement, Everett, Washington WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Little Bear Creek Culvert Replacement Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | SR 108 Old Olympic Highway Safety Project Squaxin Island Tribe · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Zero Emission Drayage Truck Charging Program WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $850.0K |
| 2023 | Sheffield Trail Widening & Restoration · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Boat Haven Main Breakwater Replacement Project Port of Port Townsend · WA | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $800.0K |
| 2023 | Port of Friday Harbor Barge and Access Road, Friday Harbor, WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $650.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Concrete Sauk Valley Road Bank Stabilization (Milepost 3.7), Skagit County, Washington WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Everett Link Extension: Design for Ash Way Station Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Airport Station Area Pedestrian Improvement Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Adam Smith WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Port of Longview Industrial Rail Corridor Expansion Port of Longview · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Marie Perez WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Highway 2/Sultan Congestion Reduction WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | SR-530 & Smokey Point Blvd. Roundabout The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | South Renton Transit Center Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Adam Smith WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Chambers Bay Access to Opportunity Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Monroe Street Bridge Suicide Barriers City of Spokane · WA | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Patty Murray WA | $400.0K |
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.