Congressional earmarks in DC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 17 provisions worth $22.83M match.
By year
- FY2023 $22.83M · 17
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Rep. DC · $21.62M · 15
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $750.0K · 1
- Alice Titus Rep. NV · $465.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $13.50M · 6
- Department of Health and Human Services $4.53M · 4
- Department of Education $4.00M · 5
- National Archives and Records Administration $465.0K · 1
- Department of Labor $329.8K · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | House of Ruth House of Ruth · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $7.16M $7.16M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bread for the City, Washington, DC for facilities and equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Anacostia Arts Center Redevelopment Project Washington Area Community Investment Fund · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The L'Enfant Trust's Historic Properties Redevelopment Program The L'Enfant Trust · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | George Washington University, Washington, DC for facilities and equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.19M $1.19M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Dance Institute of Washington, DC for arts education and dance training, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC for a math teacher training institute, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | National Children’s Museum, Washington, DC for student educational exhibits and programming · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Reading Is Fundamental, DC, for a literacy program in Mississippi, including the purchase of technology · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | My Sister's Place: Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Supportive Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Their Children My Sister's Place · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Horton's Kids Horton's Kids · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Capitol History and Civics Digital Resource Development Project U.S. Capitol Historical Society, Washington, DC · DC | National Archives and Records Administration · National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grants Program | Representative Alice Titus NV | $465.0K $465.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Perennial Transitional House for Homeless Pregnant Teenagers Rehabilitation Project Healthy Babies Project Inc · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $340.0K $340.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Covenant House Washington, Washington, DC for workforce development activities · DC | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $329.8K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, DC for youth engagement through arts education, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Whitman-Walker Health, Washington, DC for equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, Washington, DC for behavioral health crisis response services · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $94.4K $94.4K 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.