Congressional earmarks in OR
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 20 provisions worth $27.68M match.
By year
- FY2022 $27.68M · 20
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $26.68M · 19
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $26.68M · 19
- Peter DeFazio Rep. OR · $3.50M · 1
- Suzanne Bonamici Rep. OR · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $27.68M · 20
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rogue River Valley and Medford Irrigation District for Joint System Piping, Phase 1 · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Port of Brookings Harbor for Wastewater Treatment Plant · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Peter DeFazio OR | $3.50M $410.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Farmers Conservation Alliance for Upper Klamath Lake Water Reuse Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Willamina for Water Intake Repair · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Port of Toledo for Sewer Connection Expansion Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.96M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Prineville for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Water and Wastewater Services Extension · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Albany for Composting System Expansion at the Albany-Millsburg Water Reclamation · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of North Bend for Storm and Sanitary Infrastructure Replacement and Upgrades · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.34M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Haines for Water Supply and Distribution Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.01M $1.01M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Sandy for Sewer Pipe Improvements · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Willamette Water Supply System Commission for Water Supply System Construction · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Dufur for Wastewater Treatment Expansion Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Warrenton for Hammond Waterline Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Oregon for Center for Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mapleton Water District for Distribution and Meter Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Hood River for Final Design of the Elevated Sewer Replacement Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $575.0K $575.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Unit Irrigation District for Jefferson County Main Canal Lining Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $555.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Newberg for Wastewater Treatment Plant Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Echo for Potable Water System Service Replacement · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Yamhill for Treatment Plant Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $192.0K $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.