Congressional earmarks in WA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 239 provisions worth $444.27M match.
By year
- FY2024 $444.27M · 239
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patty Murray Sen. WA · $241.45M · 91
- Maria Cantwell Sen. WA · $160.03M · 86
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rep. WA · $37.97M · 14
- Dan Newhouse Rep. WA · $33.47M · 13
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Rep. WA · $21.43M · 15
- Rick Larsen Rep. WA · $20.18M · 15
- Pramila Jayapal Rep. WA · $19.59M · 14
- Derek Kilmer Rep. WA · $19.53M · 14
- Suzan K. DelBene Rep. WA · $17.91M · 15
- Adam Smith Rep. WA · $17.84M · 15
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $100.41M · 48
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $98.03M · 61
- Environmental Protection Agency $45.69M · 30
- Department of Health and Human Services $45.33M · 23
- Department of Commerce $33.61M · 12
- Department of Defense $31.06M · 5
- Department of Agriculture $20.51M · 18
- Army Corps of Engineers $17.25M · 4
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 239)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | E/A–18G Aircraft Regional Service Facility: Planning and Design Naval Air Station Whidbey Island · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps | Senator Patty Murray WA | $11.10M |
| 2024 | Mud Mountain Dam, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $9.68M |
| 2024 | Elevate Slater Road Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Barracks: Planning and Design Joint Base Lewis-McChord · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Patty Murray WA | $7.90M |
| 2024 | Hot Cell Facility Construction Washington State University · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Patty Murray WA | $7.64M |
| 2024 | Vehicle Maintenance Shop: Planning and Design Joint Base Lewis-McChord · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Patty Murray WA | $7.50M |
| 2024 | US-12 Clinton Interchange Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Lake Washington Ship Canal, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.50M |
| 2024 | Interdisciplinary Engineering Building Equipment University of Washington · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Snohomish County Food and Farming Center Snohomish County · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Suzan Delbene WA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Nisqually Indian Tribe, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | University of Washington TidalPowered Ocean Observations University of Washington · WA | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Snoqualmie Pass Utility District for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements - Phase 2 · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | City of Mattawa for Water System Improvements · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Machinists Institute, WA, for the purchase of equipment and program development for a manufacturing workforce development program · WA | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Four Lakes Interchange Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | City of Everett, WA, for an alternative response team for individuals experiencing behavioral and mental health crises · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Wastewater Treatment Upgrades City of Pasco · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $4.42M |
| 2024 | Southwest Washington Grain Project Port of Chehalis · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marie Perez WA | $4.12M |
| 2024 | SR 3 Gorst Area Resiliency Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Heights Infrastructure Investment Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Marie Perez WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Cora Whitley Family Center Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Yakima County Gap to Gap Protection Project Yakima County Public Services · WA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Early Learning Center Construction United Way of Lewis County · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Hood River—White Salmon Interstate Bridge Replacement WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Whatcom Early Learning Center Meridian School District · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Reintegration Resource Center Weld Seattle · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Adam Smith WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | HealthPoint, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Lieser School Redevelopment Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | South Whidbey Transit Center Washington State Department of Transportation · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Trades District Phase II Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority · WA | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Freya-Palouse Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.99M |
| 2024 | 415-3 Booker Road Bridge improvements Adams County · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.98M |
| 2024 | Bridge 247 Road W-SE Replacement WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.89M |
| 2024 | Makah Passage Alternative Access Route Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.70M |
| 2024 | National Guard/Reserve Center: Planning and Design Camp Murray · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.60M |
| 2024 | For terminal apron improvements Pullman Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | University of Washington, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Advanced Nano & Quantum Systems University of Washington · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $3.50M |
| 2024 | City of Soap Lake for Lift Stations and Forced Mains Replacement · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.44M |
| 2024 | Wind River Slide Reconstruction Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $3.28M |
| 2024 | Construction of affordable cottage units, City of Burien, King County, Washington ecoTHRIVE Housing · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $3.20M |
| 2024 | General Aviation Terminal Modernization Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.10M |
| 2024 | Washington State University (WSU) Pullman Safety Enhancement Project Washington State University Campus Police · WA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Spokane Valley Sullivan and Trent Interchange Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Mount Vernon Library Commons, Mount Vernon, Washington City of Mount Vernon · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Ballard Link Extension Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority dba Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | ARS Upgrades in Prosser, WA USDA-ARS · WA | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Radio Network Improvement Okanogan County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | City of Seattle for South Park Drainage Improvements · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | West Seattle Link Extension Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority dba Sound Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Discovery Clean Water Alliance for Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Marie Perez WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Aurora Senior Housing Low Income Housing Institute · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Head Start Facility Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Family Health Centers, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.90M |
| 2024 | Molecular Analysis Facility Instrumentation University of Washington · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.80M |
| 2024 | Behavioral Health Facilities Improvement Astria Toppenish Hospital · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.75M |
| 2024 | Salish Cultural and Recreation Center Salish School of Spokane · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.70M |
| 2024 | Easton Bull Trout Research and Recovery Facility Bureau of Reclamation · WA | Department of the Interior · Water and Related Resources | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.69M |
| 2024 | Pateros Mall Revitalization City of Pateros · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Transmission Electron Microscope Washington State University · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Port of Warden Truck Access and Bypass Road Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | WhidbeyHealth Medical Center, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Milgard Engineering Labs Buildout University of Washington Tacoma · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | SW Mojonnier Road Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Pierce Transit System-Wide Bus Shelters Modernization and Related Passenger Amenities Upgrade Pierce Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Port of Quincy Rail Infrastructure Expansion Project Port of Quincy (Grant County Port District No. 1) · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Island Hospital, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Grays Harbor County Public Hospital District No. 1 dba. Summit Pacific Medical Center, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Advanced Technology Laboratory and Research Equipment Western Washington University · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.42M |
| 2024 | Grant County Port District No. 3, Port of Mattawa for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Community Center Improvement Project Indian American Community Services · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Adam Smith WA | $2.20M |
| 2024 | Acquisition of Laboratory Equipment The Evergreen State College · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.13M |
| 2024 | Small Business Incubator Expansion and Capital Improvements Tacoma Arts Live · WA | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.13M |
| 2024 | West Coast Whale Conservation Plan NEPA Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife · WA | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Shelter and Crisis Care Center Highline United Methodist Church · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Jefferson County Public Hospital District 2, Jefferson Healthcare, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Refugee Women's Alliance, WA, to provide child care and early childhood education to under-resourced populations · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | HopeSparks, WA, for behavioral health care services and programming for children · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Correctional Facility Improvements Adams County, WA · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $1.95M |
| 2024 | Peninsula College, WA, for a dental school training clinic, including the purchase of equipment and retrofitting Peninsula College, WA, for a dental school training clinic, including the purchase of equipment and retrofitting · WA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.94M |
| 2024 | Civilian Assisted Response & Engagement (CARE) Department City of Seattle · WA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA, Representative Adam Smith WA | $1.93M |
| 2024 | Tacoma Harbor, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.90M |
| 2024 | Airway Heights Garfield Road/US-2 Roundabout Project WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $1.87M |
| 2024 | Integrated Science and Engineering Facility Gonzaga University · WA | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.85M |
| 2024 | City of Leavenworth for Ski Hill Drive Combined Sewer Separation · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.80M |
| 2024 | Expanded Food Distribution Site South Kitsap Helpline · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation for Inchelium Community Water System Upgrade Project · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $1.72M |
| 2024 | Adams County Canal Bridges WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.70M |
| 2024 | Construction of Henderson Street Affordable Housing Project City of Seattle · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Thurston County Food Bank Lacey Community Hub Development Thurston County Food Bank · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Bradley Road Safety Improvements, Lynden, WA WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Richard Larsen WA | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Housing for Veterans HopeSource · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Courthouse Security Upgrades Grant County District Court · WA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Cancer Can't, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council, WA, for workforce development services for veterans · WA | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Scriber Place Affordable Housing Housing Hope · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Comprehensive Life Resources, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | South Hill 122nd Ave Corridor Safety and Relief Project, Pierce County WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Cle Elum—First Street Downtown Revitalization WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $1.50M |
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.