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. 618 provisions worth $1.19B match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patty Murray Sen. WA · $641.41M · 247
- Maria Cantwell Sen. WA · $330.38M · 187
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rep. WA · $91.24M · 38
- Derek Kilmer Rep. WA · $76.86M · 38
- Dan Newhouse Rep. WA · $72.86M · 31
- Rick Larsen Rep. WA · $62.37M · 40
- Pramila Jayapal Rep. WA · $57.63M · 39
- Adam Smith Rep. WA · $51.01M · 40
- Kim Schrier Rep. WA · $46.56M · 39
- Marilyn Strickland Rep. WA · $45.20M · 36
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $233.73M · 97
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $232.88M · 145
- Department of Defense $141.46M · 9
- Department of Health and Human Services $140.42M · 90
- Environmental Protection Agency $109.30M · 67
- Army Corps of Engineers $69.31M · 15
- Department of Commerce $50.83M · 20
- Department of Agriculture $48.44M · 39
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 618)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aircraft Airfield Pavement Improvements · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps | Senator Patty Murray WA | $68.10M $57.43M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Columbia River Fish Mitigation, WA, OR, ID (CRFM) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA, OR, & ID | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Senator Ronald Wyden OR | $34.80M $34.44M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Air Support Operations Group Complex · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Patty Murray WA | $27.00M $27.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project City of Hoquiam · WA | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $9.95M $9.82M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Consolidate TFI Base Operations: Cost to Complete · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Patty Murray WA | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | ADAL KC-135 Flight Simulator · WA | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Patty Murray WA | $7.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Puget Sound Nearshore Marine Habitat Restoration, WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Columbia Heights Road Safety Improvement Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler WA | $5.50M $519.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | MultiCare Mary Bridge Hospital Electrical Infrastructure MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital · WA | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town to Zylstra Lake Multi-Modal Trail, Friday Harbor, WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $5.28M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Pines Road/BNSF Grade Separation Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Upper Columbia United Tribes Salmon Reintroduction Project Upper Columbia United Tribes · WA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Yakima Air (YKM) Terminal · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) · WA | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Seattle Children's Hospital, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Seattle Indian Health Board, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Puget Sound and Adjacent Water Restoration (Spencer Island), WA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · WA | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $5.00M $279.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project City of Aberdeen · WA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $4.94M $4.94M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Makah Indian Tribe, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $4.85M $4.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Public Defender Association, WA, for mental and behavioral health services to unhoused individuals · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.42M $4.42M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | ROOTS Young Adult Shelter Acquisition and Facility Improvements, Seattle, WA ROOTS Young Adult Shelter · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Stevens County Justice Center Stevens County · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Somali Community Cultural Innovation Hub Somali Health Board · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Adam Smith WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | UHeights Community Center Capital Improvements, Seattle, WA University Heights Center for the Community Association · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Little Saigon Landmark Friends of Little Saigon · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Adam Smith WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | 148th Street Non-Motorized Bridge Project, Shoreline, WA · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Whatcom Early Learning Center Meridian School District · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Pattison's West Community Campus El Centro de la Raza · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Adam Smith WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | White Center Community Hub Construction White Center Community Development Association · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Tacoma Rescue Mission Men's Shelter Expansion City of Tacoma · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | I-5/Port of Tacoma Road Interchange (Phase 2) · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | South Seattle Community Food Hub Facility Food Lifeline · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Adams County Bridge 411-3 Sackman Road Bridge Replacement Project · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA, Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $3.88M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | 169th St Connecting Segment, Arlington, Washington · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $3.65M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Port of Pasco Reimann Last Mile Industrial Rail Port of Pasco · WA | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Seattle Center Shelter Facilities Sustainable Emergency Power City of Seattle, Seattle Center Department · WA | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $3.56M $3.56M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Spokane Northeast Infrastructure Wellesley-Freya to Havana · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $335.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The City of College Place for a wastewater treatment project · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bethel School District, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Stevens County Road Upgrades to Support Chewelah A-Z Forest Restoration Project Stevens County Public Works · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Town of Cusick for a water treatment facility project · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | The City of Airway Heights for a water replacement project · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fife Homeless Shelter Pierce County · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Malden for a sewer system project · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers WA | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Muckleshoot Tribe for a Water System Improvements Project · WA | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.45M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Grant County Conservation Lake Restoration Grant County Conservation District · WA | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Daniel Newhouse WA | $3.15M $3.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | YouthCare, WA, for workforce development activities · WA | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.06M $3.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Snohomish County Culverts, Bothell and Stanwood, Washington · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Richard Larsen WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Spanaway Transit Center and Bus Rapid Transit Station Completion (at Pacific Avenue/SR 7 BRT route s southern terminus) Pierce County Transportation Benefit Area Corporation, aka Pierce Transit · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Marilyn Strickland WA | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Edgewater Bridge Replacement · WA | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Salish Family Haven Catholic Charities Eastern Washington · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Northwest Straits Commission · WA | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Spokane Guilds School and Neuromuscular Center, WA, for facilities and equipment · WA | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hilltop Affordable Housing and BIPOC Commercial Space Tacoma Housing Authority · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Representative Derek Kilmer WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chelan Douglas Community Action Council (CDCAC) Food Distribution Center WA08 Chelan Douglas Community Action Council · WA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Kim Schrier WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Martin Luther King Community Center City of Pasco · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Maria Cantwell WA, Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Bubble on Gum-Home Sweet Home Affordable Housing Complex Kennewick Housing Authority · WA | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Patty Murray WA | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel Improvements Central Puget Sound Transit Authority · WA | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Patty Murray WA, Representative Pramila Jayapal WA | $3.00M $0 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.