Congressional earmarks in CT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 11 provisions worth $14.16M match.
By year
- FY2022 $14.16M · 11
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Blumenthal Sen. CT · $9.79M · 8
- Christopher Murphy Sen. CT · $9.79M · 8
- Rosa L. DeLauro Rep. CT · $3.41M · 1
- Jahana Hayes Rep. CT · $480.0K · 1
- James A. Himes Rep. CT · $475.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $14.16M · 11
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Town of Durham for Public Water Supply Expansion · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Rosa DeLauro CT | $3.41M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan District Commission for City of Hartford Waste Treatment Facility Upgrades · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for Lake Saltonstall Water Treatment Plant Electrical Upgrades Projects · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Manchester for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Water and Sewer Transmission Pipe · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Bethel Public Utilities Department for Bergstrom Well Treatment Facility · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $1.60M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Stonington WPCA for River Road Pumping Station Upgrades · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $720.0K $720.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Bethel Public Utilities Department for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $640.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Newtown for Non-Impervious Parking in Newtown · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $480.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Save the Sound for Dam Removal Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative James Himes CT | $475.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Save the Sound for Distributed Green Infrastructure across the Watersheds of New Haven Harbor · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $375.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of West Haven for Organic Waste and Sludge Disposal · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $160.0K $160.0K 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.