Earmark Database

Since 1991, Citizens Against Government Waste has chronicled how lawmakers have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on pork-barrel spending through the process of congressional earmarking. CAGW’s Earmark Database collects almost 30 years of work identifying wasteful spending projects and makes the information available online in one searchable database for the very first time. The earmark database is a powerful tool for lawmakers, citizens, and researchers alike.
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FY State Cost Description Status Chamber Appropriation House Senate
2010 NM $2,422,000 Acequias irrigation system (Corps of Engineers: Construction) ENERGY Lujan; Teague Bingaman; T. Udall
2010 TX $550,000 Power microgrids for Colonias along the Texas/Mexico border (Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability) ENERGY Cuellar
2010 IL $500,000 Renewable energy demonstration (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) ENERGY Durbin
2010 RI $150,000 Rhode Island School of Design & Brown University, Partnership for Sustainable Dev./R.I. Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for technical assistance on green product design and marketing and developing and commercializing innovative products (SBA) FINSER Kennedy, Langevin Reed; Whitehouse
2010 MO $500,000 Emergency Operations Center, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (FEMA: State and Local Programs) HS Emanuel Cleaver
2010 ME $500,000 The Town of Machias for sewer system upgrades (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) INT Michaud Snowe
2010 KY $750,000 Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (US Fish and Wildlife Service – Land Acquisition) INT McConnell
2010 WA $115,000 CHOICE Regional Health Network, Olympia, WA for rural health outreach (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS Smith (WA)
2010 TX $220,000 Wharton County Jr. College, Wharton, TX for curriculum development to train students for work in the nuclear power industry (Education: Higher Education) LABHHS Paul
2010 OH $250,000 Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH for purchase of equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS LaTourette
2010 CA $175,000 American Combat Veterans of War, San Diego, CA for mental health services for returning veterans (HHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) LABHHS Filner
2010 SC $200,000 Medical University of South Carolina-Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS Brown (SC) Graham
2010 HI $1,500,000 University of Hawaii School of Law for a Center of Excellence in Native Hawaiian law under the Education for Native Hawaiians program (Education – School Improvement) LABHHS Inouye; Akaka
2010 IA $165,000 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, for the National Institute for Twice-Exceptionality (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) LABHHS Grassley; Harkin
2010 NJ $9,700,000 McGuire Air Force Base for a base civil engineering complex (Air National Guard) MILCON Adler; LoBiondo; Smith (NJ) Lautenberg; Mendenez
2010 IL $250,000 Village of Villa Park, for streetscaping, South Villa Cooridor (Economic Development Initiative) THUD Roskam
2010 NY $400,000 Hornell Family YMCA, Hornell, for construction of new and renovation of older structures for cultural programs (Economic Development Initiative) THUD Massa
2010 AZ $250,000 The Dunbar Coalition, Tucson, for rehabilitation of the African American Museum and Cultural Center (Economic Development Initiative) THUD Grijalva
2010 WV $1,948,000 U.S. Route 35 (Surface Transportation Priorities) THUD Capito Byrd
2010 CT $3,896,000 New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Line Improvements (Alternatives Analysis) THUD Dodd
2010 CA $400,000 Water Quality Protection Program for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Operations) AG Farr
2010 TN $500,000 Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, University of Tennessee (Animal Plant Health Inspection Service: Salaries and Expenses) AG Alexander
2010 CO $500,000 City of Mountain Village, Mountain Village Public Safety Communications System (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) COM Salazar Udall, M.
2010 LA $325,000 Nicholls State University Department of Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, Institute for Seafood Studies (NOAA – Operations, Research and Facilities) COM Melancon
2010 TX $250,000 Bee County Sheriff, Equipment for New Officers (Byrne Discretionary Grants) COM Hinojosa
2010 SC $1,000,000 Claflin University, Orangeburg, Claflin Certified Forensics Laboratory (Byrne Discretionary Grants) COM Clyburn Graham
2010 KY $35,000 Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force, Covington, Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force Pharmaceutical Diversion Program (Byrne Discretionary Grants) COM Bunning
2010 WA $900,000 Safe Streets Campaign, Tacoma, Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative (COPS – Methamphetamine) COM Murray
2010 MD $2,400,000 Shock Trauma Center Operating Suites (Defense Health Program) DEF Ruppersberger; Cummings  
2010 VA $4,000,000 Aegis Research and Development (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) DEF Miller, Gary (CA)  
2010 IL $1,200,000 Center for Assured Critical Application and Infrastructure Security (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) DEF Johnson (IL)  
2010 WA $3,600,000 Autonomous UUV Delivery and Communication System Integration (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) DEF Dicks   Murray  
2010 CO $550,000 Diversity Recruitment for Air Force Academy (Operation and Maintenance – Air Force) DEF Becerra  
2010 VT $4,000,000 Sustainable Energy Vermont National Guard (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) DEF Sanders  
2010 IN $800,000 Iindiana shoreline (Corps of Engineers: Construction) ENERGY Visclosky
2010 NM $224,000 Espanola Valley, Rio Grande and tributaries (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) ENERGY Lujan
2010 NY $945,000 Orchard Beach, Bronx (Corps of Engineers: Construction) ENERGY Crowley; Serrano Schumer; Gillibrand
2010 MN $1,000,000 Renewable energy clean air project (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) ENERGY Klobuchar
2010 RI $80,000 Newport Chamber of Commerce, Middletown, Industrial Park of Tiverton (Small Business Administration) FINSER Kennedy
2010 MA $500,000 Town of Winthrop (FEMA: Predisaster Mitigation) HS Edward Markey
2010 ME $550,000 Limestone Water and Sewer District for design and construction of new wastewater pipes and pumping stations (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) INT Michaud Collins; Snowe
2010 IA $450,000 Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (US Fish and Wildlife Service – Land Acquisition) INT Harkin
2010 TX $150,000 University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX for facilities and equipment at the Center for Innovation in Prevention and Treatment of Airway Diseases (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS Smith (TX); Gonzalez
2010 AZ $300,000 Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS Pastor (AZ); Mitchell
2010 OH $500,000 Lake Hospital System, Painesville, OH for an electronic medical records initiative (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS LaTourette
2010 CA $250,000 San Ysidro Health Center, San Ysidro, CA for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS Filner Boxer
2010 AL $500,000 Troy University, Troy, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) LABHHS Bright
2010 DC $200,000 Washington National Opera, Washington, DC, for set design, installation, and performing arts at libraries and schools (Institute of Museum & Library Services – Museums & Libraries) LABHHS Cochran
2010 MS $200,000 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for gifted education programs at the Frances Karnes Center for Gifted Studies (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) LABHHS Cochran; Wicker
2010 NJ $7,900,000 McGuire Air Force Base for a warfighter and family support center (Air Force) MILCON Adler Lautenberg; Mendenez

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Status ABR – Above president's budget request
NBR – No budget request by president
Chamber C – Inserted in conference committee
H – Inserted in the House
S – Inserted in the Senate
HS – Inserted in the House and Senate
Appropriation AG – Agriculture
COM – Commerce
DEF – Defense
FINSER – Financial Services
FOROP – Foreign Operations
HS – Homeland Security
INT – Interior
LEG – Legislative
MILCON – Military Construction
THUD – Transportation/HUD
VAHUD – VA/HUD