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 CT $2,000,000 Bipolar wafer-cell nickel-metal hydride battery (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF Murphy (CT)
2008 $3,500,000 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF Kirk, Jones (NC), Ortiz
2008 $1,200,000 Global Personal Recovery System single card solution (Defense Production Act) NBR H DEF Gallegly
2008 $1,600,000 Optimized M-25 Soldier Fuel Cell System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Castle Biden
2008 $1,600,000 Formable textile for complex shaped aerospace composites (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR S DEF Collins, Snowe
2008 WI $4,500,000 Ruggedized cylinders for expandable mobile shelters (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Kohl
2008 $7,000,000 Barracks initiative (Operation and Maintenance – Marine Corps) NBR H DEF
2008 WV $196,800 Island Creek Basin in and around Logan (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR ENERGY Rahall Byrd
2008 WI $196,800 Restoration of the Cat Islands Chain, Green Bay (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR ENERGY Kagen Kohl
2008 Multi-State $492,000 Greenup Locks and Dam, KY & OH (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR ENERGY Davis, Geoff; Wilson, Charles Landrieu
2008 WV $984,000 West Virginia University, Transportable Emissions Testing Laboratory (TESL) for alternative vehicles emissions testing (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR S ENERGY Byrd
2008 NY $277,000 Buttermilk Channel (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Clinton; Schumer
2008 TX $1,617,000 Jim Chapman Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 CA $269,000 Mojave River Dam (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 MD $106,500 Charles County Government (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS Steny Hoyer
2008 RI $492,200 The City of Warwick for water transmission system improvements (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR INT Langevin Reed, Whitehouse
2008 AK $492,200 Craig Recreation Land Transfer (Forest Service – Land Acquisition) NBR S INT Stevens, Murkowski
2008 MI $195,000 Siena Heights University, Adrian, for nursing programs (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Walberg, Timothy Levin
2008 NY $585,000 Hunter's Hope Foundation, Orchard Park, including purchase of equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Reynolds, Thomas Clinton, Schumer
2008 IA $1,316,000 St. Bernard Health Center, Inc., Chalmatta, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Melancon, Charlie Landrieu, Vitter
2008 TX $487,000 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, for the sickle cell program (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Johnson, E.B.
2008 IN $195,000 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, for a K-12 STEM Immersion Initiative (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Ellsworth, Brad Lugar
2008 MD $195,000 Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Silver Spring, for public education and outreach (Centers for Disease Control – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Brady (TX), Kevin; Lantos, Tom
2008 DC $390,000 National Council of La Raza, to provide tech. assistance on Hispanic workforce issues (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR S LABHHS Harkin
2008 MO $412,000 Boys and Girls Town of Missouri, St. James, to expand services to abused and neglected children (Child Abuse – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Bond
2008 SC $82,000 Tourney Health Care System, Sumter, for equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Graham
2008 AR $9,800,000 Runway repair, Little Rock Air Force Base (Air Force) NBR S MILCON Lincoln, Pryor
2008 CA $392,000 Transit Center, California State University Northridge (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR H THUD Sherman
2008 WI $2,450,000 Wisconsin West Rail Transit Authority, Barron (Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Program) NBR THUD Obey Kohl
2008 CT $196,000 Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, Hartford, for acquisition, removal and redevelopment (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Larson Dodd, Lieberman
2008 OH $490,000 City of Northwood, Wales Road grade separation (Transportation & Community & System Preservation) NBR H THUD Gillmor
2008 OK $245,000 Ada Public Works Authority for construction of 1 million gallon water storage tower (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Cole Inhofe
2008 AL $245,000 Jimmie Hale Mission in Birmingham for construction of the Men's Center Education and Administration Building (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Aderholt, Bachus Shelby
2008 IA $328,300 CEMAR Trail (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR S THUD Harkin
2008 NY $1,528,800 Nassau County Hub (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR S THUD Clinton, Schumer
2008 MS $246,264 E-commerce (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Extension Activities) NBR AG Pickering Cochran
2008 FL $523,311 Invasive Aquatic Weeds, Ft. Lauderdale (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR H AG DeLauro
2008 WI $2,502,360 Dairy Forage Agricultural Research Center, Prairie du Sac (Agricultural Research Service – Buildings and Facilities) NBR S AG Kohl
2008 OH $94,000 Hamilton County Reentry Project (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Schmidt
2008 VA $94,000 Arlington County GED Program for Recently Released Inmates (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Moran (James)
2008 RI $188,000 Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Kennedy (Patrick)
2008 PA $47,000 YouthWorks, Inc., Pittsburgh (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Doyle
2008 GA $117,500 Muscogee County Marshal's Office Junior Marshal Program (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Bishop (Sanford)
2008 NJ $267,900 Passaic County Prosecutor's Office for a fiber optic network and interoperable communications equipment (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR S COM Lautenberg, Menendez
2008 $1,600,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits Fabrication Facility (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF Young (FL)
2008 $1,600,000 Electronic Technology Infrastructure in Support of Military Mission (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Scott (GA), Bishop (GA), Gingrey, Johnson (GA)
2008 CT $3,200,000 1 Megawatt moltan carbonate fuel cell demonstrator at 29 Palms (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Murphy (CT) Lieberman
2008 IL $1,600,000 Military dental research (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR DEF Kirk Durbin
2008 $2,400,000 Green armament/rangesafe (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Frelinghuysen, Sires Lautenberg, Menendez
2008 $1,600,000 Clustered millimeter wave imaging sensors (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR DEF Castle Biden, Carper

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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