Earmarks requested by Bill Cassidy
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 41 provisions worth $137.82M match.
Senator Bill Cassidy (Republican, LA) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2024 $137.82M · 41
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Cassidy Sen. LA · $137.82M · 41
- Garret Graves Rep. LA · $34.22M · 4
- Steve Scalise Rep. LA · $28.50M · 2
- Clay Higgins Rep. LA · $15.50M · 4
- John Kennedy Sen. LA · $10.00M · 2
- Mike Johnson Rep. LA · $7.00M · 1
- Julia Letlow Rep. LA · $4.50M · 2
- Troy A. Carter Rep. LA · $3.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $38.25M · 5
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $16.49M · 4
- Department of Health and Human Services $16.23M · 5
- Department of Transportation $13.20M · 3
- Environmental Protection Agency $12.02M · 5
- Department of Agriculture $7.30M · 4
- Department of Defense $7.00M · 1
- Department of Commerce $6.90M · 3
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Morganza to the Gulf, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Mississippi River and Tributaries | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $28.00M |
| 2024 | Calcasieu River and Pass, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $9.00M |
| 2024 | 307 Bomb Wing Medical Facility Addition: Unspecified Minor Construction Barksdale Air Force Base · LA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Senator John Kennedy LA, Representative Mike Johnson LA | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Team Gleason Foundation, LA, for addressing the needs of individuals with ALS, including the purchase of equipment and assistive technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Taxiway Realignment Project Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) · LA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Lafayette Consolidated Government for the North Lafayette Galvanized Water Line Replacement Project · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Route 167 Highway Improvements LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | ARS Sugarcane Research Unit USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Unit · LA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Howell Village Community Transformation Project Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Inc. · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | City of Ruston Utility Upgrades City of Ruston · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.80M |
| 2024 | Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana Inc. and Subsidiaries, LA, for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Research Environment for the Advancement of Clean Hydrogen (REACH) Louisiana State University · LA | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Get Lit, Stay Lit Project Feed the Second Line · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.69M |
| 2024 | Empowering North Louisiana Research Support for Domestic Semiconductor Technology and Workforce Development Louisiana Tech University · LA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Center for the Innovative Training of Youth, Inc., LA, for a STEM program, including the purchase of equipment Center for the Innovative Training of Youth, Inc., LA, for a STEM program, including the purchase of equipment · LA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Gauges and Data Collection Systems Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority · LA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | City of Gretna for Wastewater Upgrades · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Troy Carter LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | National World War II Museum The National World War II Museum, Inc. · LA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Senator John Kennedy LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Louisiana State University and A&M College, LA, for facilities and equipment · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Jeff Davis Parish for Drinking Water Improvements · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.78M |
| 2024 | Crime Lab Equipment City of New Orleans Office of Criminal Justice Coordination · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.40M |
| 2024 | Port of Morgan City Emergency Operations Center Upgrades Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District · LA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $2.30M |
| 2024 | Acadia Parish Vie Terre Beau Bridge Project LA · LA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Clay Higgins LA | $2.20M |
| 2024 | Southern University and A&M College, LA, for legal education, including the purchase of equipment and technology Southern University and A&M College, LA, for legal education, including the purchase of equipment and technology · LA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.10M |
| 2024 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Biomedical Innovation Center University of Louisiana at Lafayette · LA | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Biomedical Innovation Lab Biomedical Research and Innovation Park · LA | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.88M |
| 2024 | Technology and Equipment Upgrades St. Landry Parish · LA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.80M |
| 2024 | LSU Health Sciences Center, LA, for facilities and equipment, including information technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.74M |
| 2024 | Mercy Family Center, LA, for mental health and support services, including case management and information technology · LA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Agricultural Conservation through Precision and Digital Agriculture Technologies Louisiana State University Agricultural Center · LA | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Julia Letlow LA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Livingston Parish Courthouse Renovations Town of Livingston · LA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $800.0K |
| 2024 | The Town of Livingston for Drinking Water Storage and Distribution Systems Improvements · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA | $720.0K |
| 2024 | West Sterlington Water System, Inc. for Drinking Water Improvements · LA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $520.0K |
| 2024 | West Nile Virus Wildlife Conservation Research LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries · LA | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Houma Navigation Canal, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA, Representative Garret Graves LA, Representative Steve Scalise LA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Lower Mississippi River Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System Sensors Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development · LA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Southern University and A&M College, LA, for technology education, including the purchase of equipment and technology Southern University and A&M College, LA, for technology education, including the purchase of equipment and technology · LA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $365.0K |
| 2024 | Emergency Communications Equipment Grant Parish Sheriff's Office · LA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $340.0K |
| 2024 | Mississippi River, Gulf Outlet, LA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · LA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Enhanced Victim Services Transitional Program Covenant House · LA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bill Cassidy LA | $250.0K |
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.