Congressional earmarks in MN
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 5 provisions worth $14.00M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Amy Klobuchar Sen. MN · $14.00M · 5
- Tina Smith Sen. MN · $13.50M · 4
- Mike Rounds Sen. SD · $12.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of the Interior $14.00M · 5
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, IA, MN, SD Bureau of Reclamation · MN, SD | Department of the Interior · Water and Related Resources | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Marion Rounds SD | $12.00M $12.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Duluth, MN for Aerial Lift Bridge, Duluth, MN, National Register of Historic Places, Rehabilitation and Revitalization, Save America's Treasures · MN | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Brainerd Historic Water Tower Preservation Committee for Historic Water Tower Preservation Project · MN | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Tina Smith MN | $500.0K |
| 2023 | City of Duluth for Historic Aerial Lift Bridge · MN | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund - Save America's Treasures Grants | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Duluth for Historic Aerial Lift Bridge · MN | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Tina Smith MN | $500.0K |
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.