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
2008 $3,600,000 Ultra high resolution display for Army medicine (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Hall (NY), Reichert Clinton, Schumer
2008 TN $4,000,000 Tabletop trainers for the Tennessee National Guard (Other Procurement – Army) NBR DEF Cooper, Jim Alexander
2008 MO $1,900,000 Heuristic Internet Protocol packet inspection engine (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Akin Bond
2008 $1,000,000 Virtual Onboard Analyst (VIRONA) for multi-sensor mine detection (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR S DEF Akaka, Inouye
2008 $3,000,000 Crosshairs Hostile Fire Indicating System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Cornyn
2008 NJ $177,120 Lower Saddle River, Bergen County (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR ENERGY Rothman Lautenberg; Menendez
2008 RI $140,712 Block Island Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR H ENERGY Langevin
2008 MI $562,848 Sea Lamprey Barrier Program (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR H ENERGY Dingell; Kaptur
2008 AL $984,000 University of North Alabama Green Campus Initiative (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR ENERGY Aderholt; Cramer Shelby
2008 OH $1,860,000 Caesar Creek Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 MS $125,000 East Fork, Tombigbee River (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 IL $416,000 Chicago River (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 WA $360,767 Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council for Puget Sound regional economic development initiative (Small Business Administration) NBR S FINSER Murray
2008 WV $541,420 The City of Pennsboro for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR H INT Mollohan
2008 CA $1,279,720 Forest Service Region 5 Infrastructure Assistance Grants (Forest Service – State and Private Forestry) NBR S INT Feinstein
2008 NC $526,000 Bennett College for Women, Greensboro, for equipment, technology, and professional development (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Watt, Melvin Dole, Burr
2008 AR $975,000 Jefferson Regional Medical Center Nursing School, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Ross, Mike Lincoln, Pryor
2008 WV $121,000 Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, for the nursing program (Health Resources and Services Administration) NBR H LABHHS Mollohan, Alan
2008 RI $146,000 Town of Cumberland, for evidence-based innovative K-12 education programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Kennedy, Patrick
2008 PA $97,000 Project GRAD USA, Philadelphia, for college readiness programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Fattah, Chaka
2008 WV $97,000 St. Joseph's Hospital, Buckhannon, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Capito, Shelley
2008 IA $1,462,000 Iowa Department of Public Health, to continue the Harkin Wellness Grant Program (Centers for Disease Control – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Harkin
2008 WV $2,851,000 Marshall University, for the construction of a patient care and clinical training site in SW West Va. (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Byrd
2008 IA $585,000 Des Moines Community School District to expand pre-kindergarten programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Harkin
2008 FL $2,670,000 Slipway barrier, Blount Island (Navy) NBR C MILCON Crenshaw
2008 NE $490,000 U.S. 30, Columbus Viaduct replacement (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Smith
2008 NJ $147,000 City of New Brunswick for planning, design, streetscape improvements and sidewalks (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Pallone Lautenberg
2008 GA $490,000 I-285 Bus Rapid Transit Project in Atlanta (Alternatives Analysis) NBR H THUD Lewis, Price
2008 IL $490,000 North Seminary Street Railroad Grade Separation Bridge, Galesburg (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Hare
2008 TX $392,000 METRO Bus Expansion, Houston (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR H THUD Culberson
2008 LA $98,000 Iberville Parish for construction of a visitior's center (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Baker Landrieu
2008 ME $1,837,500 Swan's Island Ferry Facilities (Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities) NBR S THUD Collins, Snowe
2008 NM $117,600 Village Plaza Streets and Drainage, Village of Angel Fire (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR S THUD Domenici
2008 ID $642,471 Increasing Shelf Life of Agricultural Commodities (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Simpson Craig, Crapo
2008 Multi-State $4,840,875 Wood Utilization (AK, ID, ME, Ml, MN, MS, NC, OR, TN, WV) (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Etheridge, Hooley, Michaud, Pickering, Price (NC), Rogers (Ml), Sali, Upton, Wu Alexander (TN), Byrd, Cochran, Coleman, Collins, Craig, Crapo, Klobuchar, Landrieu, Levin, Smith (OR), Snowe, Stabenow, Stevens, Vitter, Wyden
2008 VT $261,159 Center for Rural Studies (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR S AG Leahy
2008 NH $3,525,000 Conservation of habitats in Great Bay for continued conservation of critical habitats, Great Bay Partnership (NOAA) NBR COM Shea Porter Gregg
2008 MN $47,000 Minnesota State Patrol tasers for Northeastern Minnesota Patrol Districts (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Oberstar
2008 IL $940,000 Shedd Aquarium Invasive Species Program (NOAA) NBR H COM Kirk
2008 NC $164,500 Johnson County Schools Critical Infrastructure Protection System (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Etheridge
2008 FL $188,000 Gulf Oyster Industry Program (NOAA) NBR H COM Boyd
2008 HI $1,786,000 International Pacific Research Center to conduct systematic and reliable climatographic research of the Pacific region, University of Hawaii (NOAA) NBR S COM Inouye
2008 SD $156,275 Search Institute for South Dakota Healthy Communities-Healthy Youth Initiative (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR S COM Johnson
2008 $1,600,000 Integrated Patient Quality Program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Simpson Craig
2008 $2,000,000 Advanced night vision sensors (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Murtha
2008 $1,000,000 Legacy Aerospace Gear Drive Re-Engineering Initiative (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Larson Dodd
2008 $2,400,000 Power efficient microdisplay development for U.S. Army night vision (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Hall (NY) Clinton, Schumer
2008 TN $3,360,000 Windows based AFATDS for Tennessee National Guard (Other Procurement – Army) NBR DEF Cooper, Gordon Alexander, Corker
2008 $1,600,000 Hyperspectral sensors for improved force protection (Hyper-JFP) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Akin
2008 $1,000,000 Hi-tech Eyes for the Battlefield (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Hutchison

Legend

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