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 SD $1,476,000 Dakota Gold Research Association, Sioux Falls, biomass (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR S ENERGY Johnson
2008 NY $4,237,000 New York Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Clinton; Lautenberg; Menendez; Schumer
2008 TX $3,340,000 Wright Patman Dam and Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 AK $2,406,000 Chena River Lakes (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Stevens
2008 PA $990,000 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Presque Isle State Park (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS Phil English
2008 TX $1,230,500 Big Thicket National Preserve (National Park Service – Land Acquisition) NBR INT Kevin Brady Hutchison
2008 HI $492,200 Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts (National Park Service – National Recreation and Preservation) NBR S INT Inouye, Akaka
2008 NM $487,000 Rio Rancho Public Schools, for distance learning, which may include equipment (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Udall (NM), Tom; Wilson (NM), Heather Domenici, Bingaman
2008 $195,000 Rural Health Technology Consortium, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Rehberg, Dennis
2008 WA $195,000 Project Access, Spokane, for healthcare delivery to low income residents (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS McMorris Rodgers, Cathy
2008 IL $585,000 Illinois Prim. Health Care Assoc. Springfield, for health info. sys. for clinic sites across the state (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Jackson (IL), LaHood, Ray Durbin, Obama
2008 TX $321,000 Glen Rose Medical Center, Glen Rose, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Edwards, Chet
2008 LA $146,000 McNeese State University, Lake Charles, for the Louisiana Academy for Innovative Teaching and Learning (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Boustany, Charles Landrieu, Vitter
2008 MA $204,000 Wheelock College, Boston, for educational equipment and curriculum development (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Kennedy, Kerry
2008 WI $204,000 Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, to provide training, employment and supportive services, including for individuals with disabilities (ETA) NBR S LABHHS Kohl
2008 NC $97,000 KIPP Foundation, KIPP Gaston College. Prepatory School and KIPP Pride HS N.C. (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Burr, Dole
2008 MA $12,800,000 Renovate acquisition management facility B1102C, Hanscom AFB (Air Force) NBR S MILCON Kennedy
2008 VA $735,000 Ft. Lee access points, Prince George (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR THUD Scott, Forbes Webb, Warner
2008 MA $735,000 Edwards Street improvement, Springfield (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Neal
2008 IL $245,000 Morgan Street improvements, City of Elmwood (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD LaHood
2008 PA $98,000 Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown for expansion of West Campus (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Gerlach
2008 SC $490,000 Greene Street/Williams Street connector (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Clyburn
2008 IA $262,640 Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund and Grant Pool, Scott County Housing Council, Davenport for affordable housing (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Harkin, Grassley
2008 MD $34,300,000 Largo Metrorail extension, Largo (New Starts/Fixed Guideway) NBR S THUD Warner, Webb
2008 MT $229,810 CSKT Reservation Transportation Program (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR S THUD Tester, Baucus
2008 WI $294,921 Potato Pest Management (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Extension Activities) NBR H AG Obey
2008 CT $426,990 Food Marketing Policy Center (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Courtney, DeLauro Lieberman
2008 MS $255,201 National Wildlife Research Center (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) NBR S AG Cochran
2008 IL $305,500 Haymarket Center Furlough Program for Women, Chicago (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Schakowsky, LaHood
2008 WV $258,500 National Youth Science Foundation (NASA) NBR H COM Mollohan
2008 GA $423,000 Conyers Police Technology and 911 Center improvements (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM Johnson (Hank) Chambliss, Isakson
2008 MI $446,500 Downriver Community Conference, Southgate, for equipment upgrades for The Downriver Mutual Aid (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM Dingell Levin (Carl), Stabenow
2008 UT $352,500 Weber County (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM Bishop (Rob) Bennett, Hatch
2008 PA $282,000 City of York for records management system acquisition (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR S COM Specter
2008 FL $4,000,000 C-Band Active Array Radar System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF Young (FL)
2008 $1,600,000 Army condition based maintenance (Operation and Maintenance – Army) NBR DEF Sanchez, Loretta Feinstein
2008 VA $1,600,000 Total Ship Training System (TSTS) Support System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF Moran (VA)
2008 $500,000 Mission design and analyst tool (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF Kingston
2008 $4,000,000 Development mission integration (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Frelinghuysen
2008 $1,600,000 Bacterial Ghost Influenza Vaccine Department (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR DEF Carney Specter
2008 $1,600,000 Aging Weapons System structural repair (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Johnson, Thune
2008 AK $3,252,000 JET – Digital Aurora Radio Technology Program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF Stevens
2008 $23,200,000 ANG Block 42 engine upgrade (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) NBR H DEF
2008 MS $10,824,000 Sustainable Energy Research Center at MSU (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR ENERGY Pickering Cochran
2008 LA $3,936,000 Morganza to the Gulf (Corps of Engineers: Mississippi River and Tributaries) NBR ENERGY Jindal; Melancon Landrieu; Vitter
2008 TX $492,000 Texas A&M Green Campus Research Initiative (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR H ENERGY Cuellar
2008 NV $738,000 University of Nevada, Reno, Technology Transfer Initiative (Department of Energy- Defense Environmental Cleanup) NBR C ENERGY Reid
2008 NY $3,686,000 Mount Morris Dam (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 TX $3,007,000 Ferrells Bridge Dam, Lake O' the Pines (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 AK $1,526,000 Nome Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Stevens

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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