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 FL $146,000 Miami Beach Community Health Center, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Ros Lehtinen, Ileana
2008 WV $97,000 Augusta Levy Learning Center, Wheeling, for services to children with autism (Social Services – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Mollohan, Alan
2008 RI $146,000 Groden Center, Providence, for job readiness training for adults with Asperger's Syndrome (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR LABHHS Kennedy, Patrick Reed Whitehouse
2008 CA $170,000 Healthy Eating Lifestyle Principle, Monterey, to promote the consuption of fresh fruits and vegetables in schools (Centers for Disease Control – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Farr, Sam
2008 UT $48,000 West Valley City, to expand the after school learning program (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Cannon, Chris Hatch
2008 IA $97,000 Iowa Health Foundation, for wellness activities for dementia patients (Centers for Disease Control – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Harkin
2008 KS $1,141,000 University of Kansas, Lawrence, for the biodiversity research center (Centers for Disease Control – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Roberts
2008 KY $8,213,000 University of Louisville Research Foundation, to upgrade and expand cardiovascular facilities (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS McConnell
2008 IL $8,200,000 Child development center, Scott AFB (Air Force) NBR MILCON Costello, Shimkus Durbin
2008 NY $196,000 Group Ministries, Inc., in Buffalo for renovation and buildout of a community services building (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Slaughter
2008 $2,940,000 Housing Assistance Council for nationwide capacity building, outreach and training (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Olver, Knollenberg, Pastor, Hinojosa, Davis (Geoff) Domenici, Leahy, Inouye
2008 CA $2,254,000 Needles Highway, Needles Federal Lands (Public Lands Highways) NBR H THUD Lewis
2008 AZ $1,347,500 1-10 improvements, Western Maricopa County (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary) NBR THUD Grijalva, Franks Kyl
2008 WY $147,000 for completion of construction of a national Creative Arts Center (Ark Memorial Foundation in Laramie) (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Cubin
2008 WA $196,000 Ferry in Wahikiakum County (Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities) NBR THUD Baird Murray, Cantwell
2008 WA $1,029,000 Lincoln Avenue Grade Separation Project (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR S THUD Murray, Cantwell
2008 MO $735,000 Southwest Missouri Transportation Service (SMTS) NBR S THUD Bond
2008 ID $186,684 Nez Perce Bio-Control Center (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) NBR AG Simpson Craig, Crapo
2008 Multi-State $1,191,600 Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute [IA, MO] (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Emerson, Hulshof, Latham Bond, Grassley, Harkin, Kohl, Reid
2008 MS $1,067,475 Mississippi Valley State University (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Federal Administration) NBR S AG Cochran
2008 NH $235,000 Dover Police Department Drug and Gang Safety Initiative (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Shea Porter
2008 MN $747,300 Northeast Law Enforcement Administrators Council Methamphetamine Reduction Project (Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean Up – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Oberstar
2008 GA $47,000 Bethesda Home for Boys, Savannah, for at-risk youth this organization serves (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR COM Kingston Chambliss, Isakson
2008 PA $564,000 Erie County Pennsylvania Department of Public Safety for a mobile communication system (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM English Specter, Casey
2008 LA $352,500 Louisiana Environmental Research Center at McNeese State University (NOAA) NBR H COM Boustany
2008 MS $4,700,000 NGI Science Center Building, Stennis Space Center (DOC-NOAA) NBR S COM Cochran
2008 $14,100,000 Competitive education grant program (NASA) NBR COM
2008 $2,400,000 3-D technology for advanced sensor systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR DEF Simpson Craig, Crapo, Dole
2008 $1,000,000 Low cost, expendable, fiber optic sensor array (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF Murtha
2008 $1,600,000 Modular tactical LED weapon light with IR illuminator (Other Procurement – Army) NBR H DEF Lantos
2008 $1,000,000 Remote robotic teleproctoring to promote rapid surgical skills acquisition (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Green, Al
2008 TN $4,800,000 Virtual Door Gunner Trainer for the TN National Guard (Other Procurement – Army) NBR DEF Cooper Alexander
2008 $1,600,000 Enhanced rapid tactical integration and fielding and systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Aderholt Shelby, Sessions
2008 $1,000,000 Deployable structure systems for space (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR S DEF Allard, Salazar
2008 MO $3,000,000 Lithium-ion cell development (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR S DEF Bond
2008 FL $5,609,000 Miami River (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR ENERGY Ros Lehtinen Martinez; Nelson, Bill
2008 IL $87,576 Meredosia (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR H ENERGY LaHood
2008 WA $1,180,800 Ramgen, Bellevue, CO2 Compression Initiative utilizing shockwave/ramjet compression technology (Department of Energy: Fossil Energy Research & Development) NBR ENERGY Dicks Murray
2008 NM $2,952,000 Sandia National Lab Concentrating Solar (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR S ENERGY Domenici
2008 OH $1,241,000 William H. Harsha Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 MO $3,607,000 Clearwater Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Bond
2008 IL $2,937,000 Kaskaskia River navigation (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 KS $1,000,000 South Topeka Boulevard Business Corridor for infrastructure upgrades, Topeka (Small Business Administration) NBR S FINSER Brownback
2008 MI $162,426 The City of Brighton for the Mill Pond Lane Bypass Sanitary Sewer Improvements (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR H INT Mike Rogers (Ml)
2008 RI $295,320 The City of Newport for water pollution control management (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR S INT Reed, Whitehouse
2008 CA $82,000 Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum, for education and outreach (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Watson, Diane Feinstein, Boxer
2008 FL $195,000 Monroe County School District, Key West, for technology upgrades (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Ros Lehtinen, Ileana
2008 WV $195,000 West Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Mollohan , Alan
2008 RI $97,000 Rhode Island College, Providence, for development of a Portugese and Lusophone Studies Program (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Kennedy, Patrick Reed Whitehouse
2008 CA $73,000 Monterey Bay Aquarium, for educational programming and outreach (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Farr, Sam

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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