Earmarks requested by Juan Vargas
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 15 provisions worth $14.61M match.
Representative Juan Vargas (Democrat, CA-52) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2024 $14.61M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Juan Vargas Rep. CA · $14.61M · 15
- Alex Padilla Sen. CA · $3.74M · 3
- Sara Jacobs Rep. CA · $3.13M · 2
- Dianne Feinstein Sen. CA · $850.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $9.18M · 11
- Department of Transportation $2.55M · 2
- Department of Commerce $1.93M · 1
- Environmental Protection Agency $959.8K · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wildfire Technology Commons University of California, San Diego · CA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Representative Juan Vargas CA, Representative Sara Jacobs CA | $1.93M |
| 2024 | Clean Transit Advancement Campus (CTAC) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System · CA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Barrio Logan Freeway Lid Parks San Diego Association of Governments · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $1.30M |
| 2024 | San Diego Safe Parking Program Site Expansion City of San Diego · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sara Jacobs CA, Representative Juan Vargas CA | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Sweetwater Authority for National City Wells Iron and Manganese Removal System Project · CA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Representative Juan Vargas CA | $959.8K |
| 2024 | San Ysidro Mobility Hub San Diego Association of Governments · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $927.8K |
| 2024 | Blue Line Passenger Variable Message Sign (VMS) and Public Address (PA) System Upgrades Project San Diego Metropolitan Transit System · CA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $882.0K |
| 2024 | Community Resilience Hub at Montgomery Waller Recreation Center City of San Diego · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA, Representative Juan Vargas CA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | University Avenue Densification Pilot Project San Diego Housing Commission · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Historically Disadvantaged Small Business Revitalization Program City of San Diego · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Oak Park Library Construction City of San Diego · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Marie Widman Memorial Park Improvements City of San Diego · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Utility and Water Improvements at San Diego College of Continuing Education San Diego Community College District · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Transit Center Relocation Project Southwestern Community College District · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Imperial Beach Pier Enhancement Port of San Diego · CA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Juan Vargas CA | $500.0K |
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.