Earmarks requested by Jeff Merkley
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 53 provisions worth $96.79M match.
Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat, OR) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $96.79M · 53
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $96.79M · 53
- Suzanne Bonamici Rep. OR · $3.96M · 2
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer Rep. OR · $3.75M · 3
- Peter DeFazio Rep. OR · $3.50M · 1
- Earl Blumenauer Rep. OR · $2.96M · 2
- Kurt Schrader Rep. OR · $1.25M · 1
- Andrea Salinas Rep. OR · $880.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $96.79M · 53
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Tumalo Irrigation District for System Modernization Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $3.50M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation for Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $3.00M |
| 2024 | City of Clatskanie for Wastewater Treatment Plant · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $3.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Myrtle Creek for Water Infrastructure Improvement Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.38M |
| 2024 | City of Hillsboro for Upper System Pipeline Mitigation · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.24M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Estacada for Wastewater Plant Upgrade · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Grass Valley for Municipal Wastewater System Development · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $2.00M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Astoria for Irving Avenue Waterline Resiliency Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.90M |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Sumpter for Water Main and Water Meter Replacement · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.36M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Morrow County for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.32M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Albany, Department of Public Works for Interceptor Replacement · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $1.25M |
| 2024 | City of Redmond, Department of Public Works for Interceptor Construction · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $1.25M |
| 2024 | City of West Linn for Waterline Replacement · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer OR | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Benton County for Rural Sewer Infrastructure Improvements · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.16M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Prineville for Water and Wastewater Extension Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $1.00M |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2024 | Clean Water Services for Western Washington County for Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Gresham for Wastewater Treatment Plant Nitrification for Ammonia Treatment Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Independence for Corvallis Road Waterline Project · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Representative Andrea Salinas OR | $880.0K |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2024 | City of Mosier for Water Infrastructure Improvements · OR | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $525.0K |
| 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.