Congressional earmarks in CT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 37 provisions worth $47.13M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Blumenthal Sen. CT · $39.66M · 31
- Christopher Murphy Sen. CT · $39.66M · 31
- James A. Himes Rep. CT · $4.55M · 6
- Rosa L. DeLauro Rep. CT · $3.41M · 1
- Joe Courtney Rep. CT · $3.10M · 3
- Jahana Hayes Rep. CT · $2.40M · 3
- Rosa L. DeLauro Rep. CT · $959.8K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $47.13M · 37
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments for Sewer Siphon Relocation Associated with Kinneytown Dam Removal · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $3.42M |
| 2022 | Town of Durham for Public Water Supply Expansion · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Rosa DeLauro CT | $3.41M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Meriden for Repair of Dike Leak at Merimere Public Drinking Water Supply Reservoir · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $3.24M |
| 2023 | City of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) for Design of the West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The South Central Regional Water Authority for Lake Gaillard Water Treatment Plant HVAC and Electrical Improvements · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $2.65M $2.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Metropolitan District Commission for Northeast Transmission Water Main · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan District Commission for City of Hartford Waste Treatment Facility Upgrades · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for Lake Saltonstall Water Treatment Plant Electrical Upgrades Projects · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Manchester for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Water and Sewer Transmission Pipe · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Bethel Public Utilities Department for Bergstrom Well Treatment Facility · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $1.60M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Torrington Water Pollution Control Authority for Harris Drive Pump Station Upgrade · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) for Design of the West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Town of Coventry for the Coventry/Bolton Gateway Sewer Extension Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Joe Courtney CT | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of East Windsor for Clean Water for the School Hill Association · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Stamford for the Stamford Bioswales Initiative · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative James Himes CT | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Sprague for Water Pollution Control Facility Upgrades · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Prospect for Coachlight Water Main Installation · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Rosa Delauro CT | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Plymouth Water Pollution Control Authority for a Phosphorous Reduction Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Stamford for Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative James Himes CT | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Norwalk for Lockwood & Heather Lane Drainage Improvements · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative James Himes CT | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of New Britain for Fresh Line Upgrades for Streets and Houses · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Norwalk for First Taxing District Water Department PFAS Treatment Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative James Himes CT | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Town of Suffield for Stony Brook Interceptor Rehabilitation Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative Joe Courtney CT | $959.8K |
| 2023 | Somers Water Pollution Control Authority for Facility Treatment Improvements · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Joe Courtney CT | $945.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Norwich Public Utilities for Sewer Gravity Pipe Lining Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Norwich Public Utilities for Sewer Gravity Pipe Lining Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Stonington WPCA for River Road Pumping Station Upgrades · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $720.0K $720.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The South Central Regional Water Authority for Seymour Well Treatment Facility Generator Replacement · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $716.0K $716.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Bethel Public Utilities Department for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $640.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Newtown for Non-Impervious Parking in Newtown · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $480.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Save the Sound for Dam Removal Project · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative James Himes CT | $475.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Save the Sound for Distributed Green Infrastructure across the Watersheds of New Haven Harbor · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $375.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Monroe for Senior Center Septic Tank Replacement · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Western Connecticut Council of Governments for a Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Study · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative James Himes CT | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Save the Sound for Designing and Demonstrating Green Infrastructure Alternatives Across Bridgeport · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of West Haven for Organic Waste and Sludge Disposal · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $160.0K $160.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Save the Sound for Hamden Town Center Park-Green Stormwater Infrastructure · CT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $80.0K $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.