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 Multi-State $773,547 Wolf Predation Management [MI, MN, WI] (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) NBR H AG Oberstar, Obey
2008 Multi-State $219,453 Wool Research [MT, TX, WY] (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Conaway, Rodriguez Hutchison
2008 Multi-State $282,012 Blackbird Management [ND & SD] (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) NBR S AG Conrad, Dorgan, Johnson (SD)
2008 MD $423,000 Villa Julie College Forensic Studies and Training Program (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR COM Sarbanes Cardin
2008 WV $141,000 World Vision Appalachia at-risk youth programming, Moatsville (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Mollohan
2008 LA $658,000 New Orleans Police Department (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Jefferson
2008 WA $235,000 Rainier Communications Commission (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM Dicks, Reichert, Smith (Adam) Cantwell, Murray
2008 AR $267,900 Criminal Justice Institute, Little Rock, for meth-focused training courses (Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean Up – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM Berry, Boozman, Snyder Lincoln, Pryor
2008 AL $258,500 City of Gadsden for cameras and laptops for police vehicles (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR S COM Shelby
2008 FL $2,400,000 Battlefield sensor netting (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF Young (FL)
2008 $940,000 West Nile Virus vaccine (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Sali Crapo
2008 $800,000 Opting Sensor System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF Moran (VA)
2008 $2,800,000 Strategic airlift aircraft availability improvements (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF Kingston
2008 $3,200,000 Advanced intercept & ranging systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR DEF Frank, Kennedy, Meehan Kerry, Reed
2008 $1,200,000 ALS therapy development for Gulf War Research (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Capuano, Brown (SC) Graham, Shelby
2008 $1,600,000 Hardware Encryption Technology Program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF Cochran
2008 $3,500,000 Electronic Warfare Modeling Simulation and Wireless Testing Center (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR S DEF Craig, Crapo
2008 $8,000,000 Anti-submarine warfare enhancements (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2008 PA $2,740,000 Tioga-Hammond Lakes (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR H ENERGY Peterson, John
2008 CA $1,374,648 San Luis Rey River (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR ENERGY Issa Feinstein
2008 FL $3,739,000 Intracoastal Waterway (IWW), Jacksonville to Miami (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR ENERGY Crenshaw; Diaz Balart, Lincoln; Feeney; Hastings, Alcee; Klein; Mahoney; Ros Lehtinen; Wasserman Schultz; Wexler Martinez; Nelson, Bill
2008 WV $1,968,000 Neurosciences Institute in Morgantown, to support molecular genetics research (Department of Energy: Science) NBR S ENERGY Byrd
2008 NY $879,000 New York Harbor (Prevention of Obstructive Deposit) (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Clinton; Lautenberg; Menendez; Schumer
2008 TX $3,912,000 Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 Multi-State $364,080 James River, SD & ND (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR S ENERGY Johnson; Thune
2008 NY $250,000 City of Rye and Village of Rye Brook (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS Nita Lowey
2008 CO $1,575,040 Mesa Verde National Park (National Park Service – Land Acquisition) NBR INT John Salazar Allard, Ken Salazar
2008 CA $639,860 Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside (National Park Service – Save America's Treasures) NBR S INT Feinstein, Boxer
2008 CO $43,000 Aims Community College, Greeley, for equipment for career training in the health professions (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Udall (CO), Mark; Musgrave, Marilyn Salazar
2008 MT $341,000 Miles Community College, Miles City, for the Pathways to Careers in Healthcare Initiative (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Rehberg, Dennis Baucus, Tester
2008 NY $487,000 Adirondack Medical Center, Saranac Lake, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration) NBR LABHHS McHugh, John; Gillibrand, Kirsten Clinton, Schumer
2008 IL $219,000 University of Chicago Hospitals, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Jackson (IL), Jesse
2008 CA $682,000 Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Arcadia, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Dreier, David
2008 IA $195,000 Des Moines University and Broadlawns Medical Center, for a mobile clinic (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Boswell, Leonard; Grassley
2008 VT $414,000 Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, for equipment for the Fire Science Program (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Sanders
2008 OH $175,000 Linking Employment Abilities and Potential, Cleveland, for training and skill development services for individuals with disabilities in coordination with the local workforce investment system (ETA) NBR S LABHHS Brown
2008 IA $4,875,000 Iowa Department of Education to continue the Harkin Grant Program (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Harkin
2008 WI $7,000,000 Add/alter fire crash/rescue station, Truax Field Madison (Air National Guard) NBR S MILCON Kohl
2008 VA $147,000 Food Bank of the Virginia Peninsula in Newport News for renovation and buildout of a facility to provide food to low-income populations (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Scott
2008 NC $1,960,000 Charlotte Rapid Transit extension (New Starts/Fixed Guideway) NBR THUD Myrick, Watt Dole, Burr
2008 NY $98,000 Monroe County Fairgrounds Association in Rochester for the rehabilitation and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Project (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Kuhl
2008 NJ $3,920,000 Route 22 Sustainable Corridor, Somerset County (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR THUD Frelinghuysen, Ferguson Lautenberg, Menendez
2008 WA $735,000 Ferry Boats, USVI (Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities) NBR H THUD Christensen
2008 DE $328,300 Beautiful Gate Outreach Center; Reaching Out and Saving Lives! Project: Wilmington for construction of a larger facility (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Carper, Biden
2008 IA $490,000 Jet Engine Technology Inspection (Research [FAA]) NBR S THUD Harkin, Grassley
2008 TX $480,612 Sorghum Research, Buihland (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR H AG Neugebauer
2008 TX $1,007,895 Center for Food Industry Excellence (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Federal Administration) NBR AG Conaway, Neugebauer Cornyn
2008 KS $127,104 Blackbird Management (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) NBR S AG Roberts
2008 CA $188,000 Phoenix Academy of Orange County Drug Treatment Program (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Sanchez (Loretta)
2008 WV $188,000 Educational simulations of extreme weather events, Wheeling Jesuit University (NOAA) NBR H COM Mollohan

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