Congressional earmarks in RI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 9 provisions worth $13.52M match.
By year
- FY2022 $13.52M · 9
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $12.00M · 8
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $10.50M · 6
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $1.52M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $13.52M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Providence Water Supply Board for Water Lead Service Replacements · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Warwick for Lincoln Avenue Transmission Line Rehabilitation · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Newport for Narragansett Avenue Water Main Rehabilitation · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.52M $1.52M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Warwick Sewer Authority for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Prudence Island Water District for System Improvement · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.35M $1.35M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of North Smithfield Water Department for St. Paul Street Water Line Project · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI | $1.18M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Woonsocket for Lead Line Removal and Fire Hydrant Lead Removal and Remediation · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $775.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of North Providence for Stormwater Improvements · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $375.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greenville Water District for Water Line Extension · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator John Reed RI | $325.0K $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.