Congressional earmarks in DC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 42 provisions worth $56.78M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Rep. DC · $45.39M · 35
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $6.57M · 3
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $4.25M · 3
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $2.00M · 1
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $1.42M · 3
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $500.0K · 1
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $500.0K · 1
- Gerald Connolly Rep. VA · $500.0K · 1
- Alice Titus Rep. NV · $465.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $30.92M · 19
- Department of Health and Human Services $9.54M · 8
- Army Corps of Engineers $6.25M · 2
- Department of Education $6.10M · 7
- Department of Homeland Security $1.38M · 1
- Department of Justice $963.0K · 1
- Department of Labor $829.8K · 2
- National Archives and Records Administration $465.0K · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | House of Ruth House of Ruth · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $7.16M $7.16M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration & Protection Program, DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, & WV U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, & WV | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $5.75M $181.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bread for the City Facilities Improvements Bread for the City Inc. · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $4.12M |
| 2022 | 11th Street Bridge Park Building Bridges Across the River · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bread for the City, Washington, DC for facilities and equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Anacostia Arts Center Redevelopment Project Washington Area Community Investment Fund · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Urban Prosperity Hub Development Project Marshall Heights Community Development Organization · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The L'Enfant Trust's Historic Properties Redevelopment Program The L'Enfant Trust · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC for facilities and equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Children's National Hospital, DC, for equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., DC, for a literacy program Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., DC, for a literacy program · DC | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.50M |
| 2024 | 2nd Street Bioretention Flood Mitigation Project District Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency · DC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.38M |
| 2023 | George Washington University, Washington, DC for facilities and equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.19M $1.19M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | House of Ruth's Affordable Housing for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Homelessness: Construction of 40 affordable housing units in Ward 7, at the intersection of Branch Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, and O Street. House of Ruth · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.05M |
| 2023 | Dance Institute of Washington, DC for arts education and dance training, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC for a math teacher training institute, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Housing Solution for Youth Aging out of Foster Care Foster & Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M |
| 2023 | National Children’s Museum, Washington, DC for student educational exhibits and programming · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Georgetown University Prison Justice Initiative Georgetown University · DC | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $963.0K |
| 2022 | Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $910.0K $910.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Iona Senior Services Iona Senior Services · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Marshall Heights Community Development Organization Urban Prosperity HUB Marshall Heights Community Development Organization · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center Faunteroy Community Enrichment Center · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $850.0K |
| 2022 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC for facilities and equipment and an electronic medical records initiative · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Reading Is Fundamental, DC, for a literacy program in Mississippi, including the purchase of technology · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Children's Museum, DC, for STEAM education, including educational exhibit development and virtual field trip video · DC | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | SAFE Space Crisis Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment, Inc · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $570.0K $570.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) District Alliance for Safe Housing · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $526.7K $526.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | DC Central Kitchen, Washington, DC for culinary job training, including stipends and equipment · DC | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | My Sister's Place: Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Supportive Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Their Children My Sister's Place · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sasha Bruce Youthwork Transitional Housing Rehabilitation Sasha Bruce Youthwork · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Horton's Kids Horton's Kids · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Washington Aqueduct Backup Water Supply, DC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Gerald Connolly VA, Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Capitol History and Civics Digital Resource Development Project U.S. Capitol Historical Society, Washington, DC · DC | National Archives and Records Administration · National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grants Program | Representative Alice Titus NV | $465.0K $465.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Perennial Transitional House for Homeless Pregnant Teenagers Rehabilitation Project Healthy Babies Project Inc · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $340.0K $340.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Covenant House Washington, Washington, DC for workforce development activities · DC | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $329.8K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | President Lincoln’s Cottage for Old Soldiers Home Renovations · DC | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $320.0K |
| 2023 | Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington, DC for youth engagement through arts education, including equipment · DC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Whitman-Walker Health, Washington, DC for equipment · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Capital Clubhouse Inc., Washington, DC for mental health and other support services · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $210.0K $210.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Calvary Women's Services Calvary Women's Services · DC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, Washington, DC for behavioral health crisis response services · DC | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Delegate Eleanor Norton DC | $94.4K $94.4K 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.