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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Title Cost State Status Bill Chamber Year House Sponsors Senate Sponsors
Biomedical Materials in plants (Biotech Foundation), Beltsville (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) $1,698,000 MD AG 2009 Hoyer, Steny H. Cardin, Mikulski
Benzie Transportation Authority (Buses and Bus Facilities) $190,000 MI THUD 2009 Hoekstra Levin, Stabenow
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, to develop a comprehensive health care delivery model (HHS – CMS Research and Demonstration) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter
Renewable Energy Center (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $475,750 NV ENERGY 2009 Heller, Dean; Porter, Jon C. Reid
University of Oklahoma, Norman, for renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $143,000 OK LABHHS 2009 Inhofe
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center for job training and Placement services, East St. Louis, IL (Small Business Association) $294,500 IL FINSER 2009 Durbin
Ready Service Magazine Complex, Crane Army Ammo Act. (Army) $8,300,000 IN MILCON 2009 Bayh, Lugar
Diamond Substrate for Cooling of Micro-Electronics (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) $2,000,000 RI DEF 2009 Reed
Perry Square Streetscaping, Erie (Transportation, Community, and System Preservation) $380,000 PA THUD 2009 English
Texas Engineering Extension Service, in partnership with Texas State University, Project Protect, College Station (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $500,000 TX COM 2009 Edwards, Chet
Jackson State University to establish dispersion forecasting modeling for the Gulf Coast Region Jackson (NOAA – Operations, Research and Facilities) $1,500,000 MS COM 2009 Cochran, Wicker
Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, for purchase of equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $219,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Dent, Charles W. Specter, Casey
University of Kentucky strategic liquid transportation fuels derived from coal, KY $1,379,675 KY ENERGY 2009 Davis, Geoff; Rogers, Harold Bunning
Next Generation Phalanx with Laser Demo (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $10,700,000 None DEF 2009 Crowley, Walsh, Bishop, Rob, Obey Bunning, Hatch, Kohl, McConnell, Schumer
Ferry Service for Route 240 Bridge Improvements (Ferry Boats and Terminals) $950,000 MO THUD 2009 Bond
City of Brookhaven for sewer improvements project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $260,000 MS INT 2009 Cochran, Wicker
City of Portland for decentralized wastewater and stormwater management (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $300,000 OR INT 2009 Wyden, Smith
Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education, Allentown, to develop a foreign language distance learning program and teacher training (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter, Casey
University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, to develop early childhood education programs and expand online educational access to the underserved (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $95,000 NE LABHHS 2009 Hagel, Nelson (NE)
Integrated Cryo-cooled High Power Density Systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $1,600,000 FL DEF 2009 Boyd Nelson (FL)
Baldwin County Commission, Al Gulf Coast Flood Elevation Study, Baldwin County, Alabama, Bay Minette (NOAA – Operations, Research and Facilities) $1,000,000 AL COM 2009 Bonner, Jo Shelby
Renewable Fuel Systems for Defense Applications (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $3,200,000 NJ DEF 2009 Andrews, Sires Lautenberg, Menendez
Applied Communications and Information Networking (ACIN) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $3,200,000 None DEF 2009
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, for renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $1,427,000 KY LABHHS 2009 McConnell
Hospice Foundation of America, Washington, DC, for education programs (HHS – CMS Research and Demonstration) $571,000 DC LABHHS 2009 Harkin
Energy development and reliability (Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability) $285,450 ND ENERGY 2009 Dorgan
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Louisiana Chapter, Baton Rouge, for substance abuse prevention focusing on underage drinking (HHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) $95,000 LA LABHHS 2009 Vitter
Vermont Army National Guard Mobile Back-Up Power (Operation and Maintenance – Army Reserve National Guard) $800,000 VT DEF 2009 Sanders
Construct New Control Tower, Dobbins ARB (Air Force Reserve) $6,450,000 GA MILCON 2009 Chambliss, Isakson
University of Vermont for the Complex Systems Center for Informed Decision-Making and Design to develop intelligent systems design and adaptive robotics Burlington (NASA) $500,000 VT COM 2009 Leahy
City of Filer for wastewater system improvements project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $662,000 ID INT 2009 Craig
Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education, Allentown, to develop a foreign language distance learning program and teacher training (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter, Casey
Washington Jesuit Academy, Washington, DC, for mentoring activities (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $238,000 DC LABHHS 2009 Ben Nelson, Harkin
CVN Propeller Replacement Program (Other Procurement – Navy) $5,000,000 MS DEF 2009 Taylor Cochran, Wicker
Lee County for construction of the Lee County Community Complex (Economic Development Initiative) $237,500 SC THUD 2009 Spratt
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Los Angeles County Court Appointed Special Advocates. San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $110,000 CA COM 2009 Sherman, Brad
Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Education -Innovation and Improvement) $24,803,000 None LABHHS 2009 SEE EXCEL SPREADSHEET SEE EXCEL SPREADSHEET
Aberdeen MARC Rail Storage Yard (Alternatives Analysis) $475,000 MD THUD 2009 Ruppersberger Cardin
Rural Community Assistance Partnership (EPA – Environmental Program and Management) $2,500,000 Multi-State INT 2009 Rogers, Harold; Walsh, James T.; Duncan, Jr., John J. Leahy, Harkin, Mikulski, Landrieu, Bingaman, Brown, Conrad, Lincoln, Pryor, Rockefeller, Tester, Wyden, Coleman, Crapo, Grassley, Smith, Voinovich
Mobile Optical Tracking System (MOTS) All Sky Imager (MASI) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $1,200,000 None DEF 2009 Reyes, Rodriguez
Parking Apron Recapitalization Ph 1, Corpus Christi (Navy) $3,500,000 TX MILCON 2009 Ortiz
TH 95 Bridge Project, North Branch (Surface Transportation Priorities) $1,425,000 MN THUD 2009 Oberstar
McPherson Opera House Company in McPherson for planning, design and renovation of the theater (Economic Development Initiative) $142,500 KS THUD 2009 Moran (KS)
Suffolk University for the development of comprehensive juvenile justice programs aimed at reducing recidivism Boston (Juvenile Justice) $500,000 MA COM 2009 Lynch, Stephen F. Kennedy, Kerry
Village of Chicago Ridge Village of Chicago Ridge. Police Department Chicago Ridge (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $100,000 IL COM 2009 Lipinski, Daniel
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, for exhibits (Institute of Museum & Library Services – Museums & Libraries) $95,000 IL LABHHS 2009 LaHood, Ray
Assessment of Alternative Energy for Aircraft Ground Equipment (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) $1,600,000 OR DEF 2009 Wu Smith, Wyden
Linking learning to Life At-Risk Youth Training Program to prepare at-risk high school students for successful employment and post-secondary education Burlington (Juvenile Justice) $500,000 VT COM 2009 Welch, Peter Leahy
Cross-Domain Network Access System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $800,000 IL DEF 2009 Johnson (IL) Durbin
Tactical E-Field Buoy Development (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $1,600,000 CA DEF 2009 Hunter

Legend

Status ABR – Above president's budget request
NBR – No budget request by president
Bill AG – Agriculture
COM – Commerce
DEF – Defense
FINSER – Financial Services
FOROP – Foreign Operations
HS – Homeland Security
INT – Interior
LEG – Legislative
MILCON – Military Construction
THUD – Transportation/Housing and Urban Development
VAHUD – Veterans Affairs/Housing and Urban Development
Chamber C – Inserted in conference committee
H – Inserted in the House
S – Inserted in the Senate
HS – Inserted in the House and Senate