Earmarks requested by Richard J. Durbin
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 244 provisions worth $439.96M match.
Senator Richard J. Durbin (Democrat, IL) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard J. Durbin Sen. IL · $439.96M · 244
- Tammy Duckworth Sen. IL · $108.97M · 12
- Cheri Bustos Rep. IL · $96.65M · 4
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $94.40M · 2
- Sam Graves Rep. MO · $94.40M · 2
- Roy Blunt Sen. MO · $94.40M · 2
- Blaine Luetkemeyer Rep. MO · $94.40M · 2
- Darin LaHood Rep. IL · $52.15M · 3
- Tina Smith Sen. MN · $49.30M · 1
- Amy Klobuchar Sen. MN · $49.30M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $148.90M · 15
- General Services Administration $52.00M · 1
- Department of Transportation $51.45M · 26
- Department of Health and Human Services $44.72M · 50
- Department of Defense $32.25M · 7
- Environmental Protection Agency $30.37M · 30
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $21.57M · 29
- Department of Education $13.33M · 16
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 244)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South State Street Properties Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, Chicago, IL · IL | General Services Administration · Federal Buildings Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $52.00M $5.92M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, MN, MO, WI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Tina Smith MN, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Amy Klobuchar MN, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Senator Roy Blunt MO, Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Samuel Graves MO, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO, Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Darin Lahood IL | $49.30M $36.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Upper Mississippi River - Illinois WW System, IL, IA, MN, MO & WI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL, IA, MN, MO & WI | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Senator Roy Blunt MO, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Cheri Bustos IL, Representative Samuel Graves MO, Representative Ashley Hinson IA, Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $45.10M $45.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McCook & Thorton Reservoirs, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $20.00M |
| 2023 | Des Plaines River, IL (Phase II) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $11.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Base Civil Engineer Complex · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $10.20M $10.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Illinois Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Program Illinois Department of Transportation · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $8.25M $3.79M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Illinois Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Program Illinois Department of Transportation · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $6.71M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $6.03M $57.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop: Cost to Complete Bloomington · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $5.25M |
| 2024 | General Jones National Guard Readiness Center Alteration: Planning and Design Chicago, Jones Armory · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Village of East Alton for Water Treatment Facility Upgrades · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Representative Nikki Budzinski IL | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Rockford Airport International (RFD) Cargo Ramp Project · IL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cook County, Section 219, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Robin Kelly IL, Representative Janice Schakowsky IL | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Decatur/Macon County Reas Bridge Replacement Project · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago for Forging Resilient Communities Program · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Wood River & Belleville) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Joliet for Water Main Replacements and Alternative Water Source Program project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL, Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Capital Improvements, Peoria, IL ARS, Peoria · IL | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M |
| 2023 | National Guard Readiness Center Alteration: Planning and Design · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Cahokia Heights) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.50M $564 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Access Control Building: Unspecified Minor Construction North Riverside · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.40M |
| 2024 | Erie Family Health Center, Inc., IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Southwest Connector IL · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Terminal Apron Expansion MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) · IL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Mike Bost IL | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Microtransit Pilot City of Decatur · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Maintenance Hangar & Shops: Planning and Design · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Readiness Center: Planning and Design Peoria · IL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.40M |
| 2024 | Early Childhood Center Renovation North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.00M |
| 2024 | EV Bus Procurement Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Springfield Pillsbury Mills Redevelopment Project Moving Pillsbury Forward · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Western Illinois Emergency Operations Center The Board of Trustees, Western Illinois University · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Darin LaHood IL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cook County, Section 219, IL (LaGrange) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Jesus Garcia IL | $2.00M |
| 2024 | City of Quincy for Lead Service Line Replacement · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Illinois State University, Mennonite College of Nursing, Normal, IL for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Darin Lahood IL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chicago Transit Authority 103rd St. Garage Electric Bus Implementation Project Chicago Transit Authority · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Bloomington for Sewer Separation · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Eric Sorensen IL | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Safety and Security Systems at Navy Pier Navy Pier, Inc. · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Danny Davis IL | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois University, IL, for the LEAP program Northern Illinois University, IL, for the LEAP program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.66M |
| 2024 | Storm Water Improvements Town of Normal · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Eric Sorensen IL | $1.55M |
| 2022 | Upper Des Plaines River Flooding and Restoration, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.52M $66.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Metra Zero Emission Locomotive Commuter Rail Pilot Metra Commuter Railroad · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Decatur US 51 Multi-use Path Project · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago for Local Sanitary Sewer Project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | HeartLands Conservancy for Stormwater Management and Sewer System Improvements in Cahokia Heights and Prairie du Pont Watershed · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | 74th Street Garage EV Bus Implementation Project Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, IL, for school-based mental health services, including equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, IL, for mental health services for students · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL for microchip research and training, including equipment · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Automation Annex, Morrison Tech Innovation Center Complex Morrison Institute of Technology · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Cheri Bustos IL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Quincy Solar Farm Project City of Quincy · IL | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL ARS, Peoria · IL | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.27M |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Medical Center, IL, for mental health and trauma services · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sinai Health System, IL, for a health career pathway program · IL | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sinai Health System, IL, for mental health services, including equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Capital Improvements, Urbana, IL ARS, Urbana · IL | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.22M |
| 2023 | Southeastern Illinois Rides Mass Transit District Technology Upgrades Rides Mass Transit · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Medical Center, IL, for mental health and trauma recovery services · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.10M |
| 2023 | Will County Route 53 to Wauponsee Glacial Trail Pedestrian Connection · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McHenry County College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation McHenry County College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.06M |
| 2022 | Chinese American Service League, IL, to expand services for seniors · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living (ACL) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Lincoln Library Youth Services Renovation City of Springfield · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Equipment and Technology Upgrades SouthCom Combined Dispatch Center · IL | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Chestnut Health Systems, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chicago Libraries Solar Power Project City of Chicago · IL | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | William Rainey Harper College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for the emergency services training center William Rainey Harper College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for the emergency services training center · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Community Center City of Galesburg · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Marjorie Kovler Center ADA Upgrades Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois Healthcare, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SwedishAmerican Health System, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Illinois Cicero, IL, for behavioral health and addiction treatment services · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Side Urban Agriculture Initiative The Puerto Rican Cultural Center · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2022 | River Habitat Restoration and Conservation Initiative John G. Shedd Aquarium · IL | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $975.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rock Island Small Boat Harbor, IL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · IL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Rush University, IL, to support an emerging infectious disease pilot program · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $999.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Loyola University of Chicago, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Bike/Ped Connector IL · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Illinois Electric Paratransit Vehicle Program Illinois Department of Transportation · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southern Illinois University, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SIU School of Medicine, IL, to coordinate and increase access to rural health services · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Thresholds, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Saint Louis Township Community Center Renovations City of East Saint Louis · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Masterplan City of Chicago · IL | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Spoon River College, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Rosecrance, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chicago Children's Advocacy Center, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Esperanza Health Centers, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $982.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Small Business Development Center City of Rockford, Rockford, IL · IL | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Whiteside County, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Methodist Health Services, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Inner-City Muslim Action Network, IL, for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Chicago Transit Authority Bus Security Shield Implementation Project Chicago Transit Authority · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chicago - State/Lake Loop Elevated Station Improvements · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Dominican University, IL, for a masters in nursing program Dominican University, IL, for a masters in nursing program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | University of Illinois for Aquifer Mapping · IL | Department of the Interior · Surveys, Investigations, and Research | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McKendree University, IL, for a rural nurse educator workforce program McKendree University, IL, for a rural nurse educator workforce program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $980.0K |
| 2023 | Kids Above All Illinois, IL, to provide educational support and services for low-income children · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Senator Richard Durbin IL | $975.0K $975.0K 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.