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. 15 provisions worth $38.17M match.
By year
- FY2023 $38.17M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $38.17M · 15
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $38.17M · 15
- Suzanne Bonamici Rep. OR · $3.00M · 1
- Earl Blumenauer Rep. OR · $2.00M · 1
- Kurt Schrader Rep. OR · $1.25M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $38.17M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for the Warm Springs Public Water System Drinking Water Infrastructure including through an interagency agreement with the Indian Health Service · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Talent Irrigation District for Billings Siphon and Eastside Canal Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Burns for Water System Improvements · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Owyhee Irrigation District for Kingman Lateral Pipeline · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tualatin Valley Water District for the Willamette Water Supply System Construction Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Paisley for Water System Improvements · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.82M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ochoco Irrigation District for McKay Creek Infrastructure Improvement · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Carlton for Sewer Collection Pipe Replacement · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clackamas County for a Watershed Protection Project and Wastewater Facility Decommission · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Grants Pass for Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Redmond for Water System Construction · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Morrow County for Drinking Water Contamination Investigation in Northeast Oregon · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology - Research: National Priorities | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.70M $1.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Falls City for Water System Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Aumsville for a Waste Water Treatment Plant Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Prairie City for Water Distribution System Improvements · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $602.0K $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.