Earmarks requested by Sheldon Whitehouse
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 21 provisions worth $31.34M match.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, RI) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $31.34M · 21
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $28.28M · 17
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $4.69M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $31.34M · 21
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 |
| 2023 | City of Pawtucket for Citywide Sewer CCTV, Cleaning and System Improvements · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.16M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Warwick for Oakland Beach Pump Station Replacement · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence Water Supply Board for Lead Service Line Replacement · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.29M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Warren for Pump Station Upgrades · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $2.24M |
| 2024 | Town of Westerly for Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.00M |
| 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 |
| 2023 | City of Warwick for Oakland Beach Force Main Rehabilitation and Lining · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.44M $0 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 |
| 2023 | Town of Bristol for the Sewer Rehabilitation Area 2 and 3 Project · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Cumberland for a Returning Stormwater Runoff Project · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Lincoln for Sewer Replacement · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Town of Smithfield for a Water Main Extension · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.10M |
| 2024 | Quonochontaug Central Beach Fire District for Water System Upgrades · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Town of Charlestown for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Upgrades · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $600.0K |
| 2023 | City of Warwick for Apponaug Pump Station Upgrades · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $536.0K $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 |
| 2023 | Providence Water Supply Board for Cybersecurity Protection · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $212.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for Air Monitoring · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Other (CDS) | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $210.0K |
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.