Congressional earmarks in OK
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 80 provisions worth $588.74M match.
By year
- FY2023 $588.74M · 80
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- James Inhofe Sen. OK · $541.38M · 63
- Tom Cole Rep. OK · $38.09M · 15
- Frank D. Lucas Rep. OK · $32.54M · 12
- Stephanie I. Bice Rep. OK · $23.36M · 7
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $356.30M · 6
- Department of Transportation $89.71M · 15
- Environmental Protection Agency $43.14M · 20
- Army Corps of Engineers $33.30M · 3
- Department of Health and Human Services $20.49M · 15
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $12.20M · 4
- Department of Commerce $11.30M · 2
- Department of Agriculture $10.23M · 4
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | KC-46A 1-Bay Depot Corrosion Control Hangar · OK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator James Inhofe OK | $114.00M $114.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | KC-46A 2-Bay Program Depot Maintenance Hangar · OK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator James Inhofe OK | $90.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Advance Individual Training Complex Phase 2 · OK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator James Inhofe OK | $85.80M $68.66M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tulsa International Airport (TUL) Air Traffic Control Tower · OK | Department of Transportation · Facilities and Equipment | Senator James Inhofe OK | $40.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ammunition Demolition Shop · OK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator James Inhofe OK | $39.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, OK U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · OK | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator James Inhofe OK | $18.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | E-7 Operations Center: Planning and Design · OK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator James Inhofe OK | $15.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 10th Flight Test Squadron Operations Facility · OK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator James Inhofe OK | $12.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, AR & OK U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · OK | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator James Inhofe OK | $10.00M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Expansion of National Weather Center Facilities University of Oklahoma · OK | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator James Inhofe OK | $9.50M $9.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SH-37 Railroad Underpass in Moore, Oklahoma · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Tom Cole OK | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Edmond Water Treatment Plant Expansion · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Oklahoma Westheimer Airport (OUN) Construct Air Traffic Control Tower · OK | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator James Inhofe OK | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-35 Interchange at Waterloo Road · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lugert-Altus Irrigation District, OK U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · OK | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oswalt Road Grade, Drain, Bridge, and Surface Project · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tom Cole OK | $4.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Seminole Water Tower Replacement · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $4.35M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wheat, Peanut, and Other Field Crops Research Unit Facility Improvements Wheat, Peanut, and Other Field Crops Research Unit · OK | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.18M $305.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ames Waterline Project City of Enid · OK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kaw Lake Water Supply Improvements City of Enid · OK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | McCurtain County for Water Line Replacement · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US-412 Future Interstate Improvements · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Maysville for Improvements to Water Treatment Plant · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Lawton for Alternate Groundwater Supply · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-35 Widening in Love and McClain Counties · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Tom Cole OK | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cleveland County for Water System Extension · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Waurika for Improvements to Water Treatment Plant · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $3.89M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ada Regional Airport (ADH) East Side Industrial Infrastructure · OK | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Tom Cole OK | $3.41M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit Facilities Improvements USDA ARS - Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit · OK | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $3.25M $212.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Midwest City S.E. 15th Street Drainage Project · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Tom Cole OK | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Roger Mills County US 283 Grade, Drain, and Resurface · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Texas County US 54 Grade, Drain, and Resurface · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK for an education program, including the purchase of equipment and information technology · OK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Variety Care, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Tom Cole OK | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SH-66 from Edmond to Luther · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pawnee County US 64 Improvements · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Frank Lucas OK | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | US-81 Realignment in Grady County, Oklahoma · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tom Cole OK | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | S.E. 29th Street and Douglas Blvd. Intersection Improvements · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tom Cole OK | $2.40M $2.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA), Campus Modernization and Expansion City of Lawton · OK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Tom Cole OK | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Great Salt Plains Health Center, Inc., Cherokee, OK for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Frank Lucas OK | $2.18M $2.18M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK for a behavioral health program, including the purchase of equipment and information technology · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Tom Cole OK | $2.12M $1.78M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Water Cluster Development and Innovation Center City of Ada · OK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Tom Cole OK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Tom Cole OK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Altus Economic Loop · OK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator James Inhofe OK | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Watonga for Improvements to Water Treatment Plant · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Center for Hydrological Integrated Monitoring, Modeling, and Mitigation Oklahoma State University · OK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK for equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Altus , OK, for facilities and equipment to improve rural health outcomes · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.74M $1.74M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Barnsdall for Replacement of Waxhoma Dam Spillway · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Canadian for Wastewater System Improvements · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Southern Plain Range Research Station (SPRRS) Facilities Improvements USDA-ARS, Southern Plains Range Research Station · OK | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $1.54M |
| 2023 | University of Tulsa Produced Water Treatment using Compact Separator System University of Tulsa · OK | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, OK, for technical education programming, including the purchase of equipment and technology · OK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Electric Power Testbed to Secure the U.S. Power Grid against Cyber Attacks University of Tulsa · OK | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Ponca City for Rehabilitation of Major Interceptor · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Porter for Wastewater Treatment Facility Project · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.32M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grazinglands Research Laboratory ARS-Grazinglands Research Laboratory · OK | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Frank Lucas OK | $1.26M $104.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Blood Institute, Oklahoma City, OK for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Stephanie Bice OK | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Tulsa CO2 Transportation and Storage University of Tulsa · OK | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Tulsa Utilization of Existing Pipelines in Hydrogen Transport University of Tulsa · OK | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Seminole State College , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northeastern State University , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Children's Hospital , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.00M $999.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tulsa Community College , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Barnsdall for Improvements to Water Treatment Plant · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $880.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Western Oklahoma State College , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $810.0K $810.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc., Duncan, OK for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Tom Cole OK | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mid-America Christian University , OK, for STEM education, including the purchase of equipment and technology · OK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Tom Cole OK | $714.0K $714.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Corn for Rehabilitation of Wastewater Lagoons · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $640.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Forensic DNA Laboratory Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences · OK | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator James Inhofe OK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Rural E-Commerce Academy Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK · OK | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Representative Frank Lucas OK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma City Community College , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $487.0K $487.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Ada Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water Reuse · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK, Representative Tom Cole OK | $400.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Connors State College , OK, for facilities and equipment · OK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Perkins for Sewer Line Replacement · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $320.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Hinton for Improvements to Wastewater Lagoon System · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $289.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rose State College , OK, for a training program, including equipment, curriculum, and supportive services · OK | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator James Inhofe OK | $253.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rose State College , OK, for STEM education, including the purchase of equipment and technology · OK | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator James Inhofe OK | $96.0K $96.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Oilton for Improvements to Water Treatment Plant · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $80.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Wewoka for Dam Rehabilitation · OK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator James Inhofe OK | $68.0K $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.