Congressional earmarks in IA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 14 provisions worth $21.05M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Ashley Hinson Rep. IA · $10.00M · 5
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks Rep. IA · $7.95M · 5
- Cynthia Axne Rep. IA · $3.10M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $21.05M · 14
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | City of Maquoketa Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Grinnell for Water Treatment Facility Construction · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $3.00M |
| 2022 | The City of Ottumwa for the Blake's Branch sewer project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Fort Madison for Combined Sewer Separation Project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $1.75M |
| 2022 | The City of Burlington for a sewer separation project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $1.70M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Peosta for Water Systems Infrastructure Improvements · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $1.50M |
| 2023 | City of Dubuque Granger Creek Lift Station Improvements at Catfish Creek Sanitary Sewer System · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Johnston for Sewer Extension Project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Winfield for Wastewater Treatment Plant · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Mason City for Water Infrastructure Improvement and Expansion · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Morning Sun for Wastewater Treatment Project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | City of Pacific Junction for a Green Infrastructure Project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Creston City Water Works for water intake Project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Clive for the Greenbelt Landing Project · IA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $500.0K $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.