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 KS $295,200 Missouri River Degradation Study (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR ENERGY Cleaver; Graves; Moore, D. Bond; Roberts
2008 MS $590,400 University of Miss. Medical Center in Jackson for research in the areas of increasing efficiency by reducing the amount of contrast media needed for certain procedures (Department of Energy: Science) NBR S ENERGY Cochran
2008 TN $1,055,000 Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee River (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Alexander; Corker
2008 WA $1,424,000 Mill Creek Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 NY $282,000 Brooklyn College, Entrepreneurial Center (Small Business Administration) NBR FINSER Towns Schumer, Clinton
2008 MA $750,000 Dalton Fire District (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS John Olver
2008 MD $98,440 The City of College Park for the Paint Branch Watershed Storm Management Plan (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR H INT Hoyer
2008 KY $984,400 The Green River Valley Water District in Hart County for drinking water project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR S INT McConnell
2008 MS $487,000 Jackson State University, for establishment of an osteopathic medical school (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Thompson (MS), Bennie
2008 CA $156,000 St. Agnes Hospital, Fresno, for purchase of equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Radanovich, George
2008 MN $97,000 Advocating Change Together, Inc., St. Paul, for a disability rights training initiative (Rehab) (Center for Mental Health Services – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS McCollum (MN), Betty Klobuchar
2008 MD $97,000 College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, for its Partnership for the Advancement of Construction and Transportation Training Project (ETA – Department of Labor) NBR LABHHS Hoyer, Steny Mikulski, Cardin
2008 FL $333,000 Collier County, Naples, to develop a health care access net for the under and uninsured (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Diaz Balart, M., Mario
2008 UT $48,000 Brigham City, for acquisition of equipment for a district learning program (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Bishop (UT), Rob Hatch
2008 PA $87,000 Pennsylvania Women Work!, Pittsburgh, for job training programs (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR S LABHHS Specter
2008 PA $87,000 Clinton County Office of District Attorney, Lock Haven, for substance abuse prevention programs (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Specter
2008 MD $248,000 KIPP Foundation, a subgrant to KIPP Ujuma Village Academy in Baltimore (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Cardin
2008 KY $980,000 KY Ohio River Bridges Project, Louisville (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary) NBR H THUD Yarmuth
2008 ID $490,000 U.S.-95, Thorncreek Road to Moscow (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR THUD Sali Crapo
2008 CT $98,000 Tri-State Center for the Arts in Sharon for renovation, construction and buildout of the arts facility (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Murphy (CT)
2008 GA $245,000 City of Valdosta for reconstruction and development of an eight block corridor (Economic Development Initiative) NBR THUD Kingston Chambliss
2008 NJ $245,000 Borough of High Bridge for construction of ramps and elevators (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Ferguson
2008 TX $490,000 Quiet Zone at Union Pacific grade crossing, Round Rock (Grade Crossings on Designated High Speed Rail Corridors) NBR H THUD Carter
2008 WA $480,200 C-TRAN Vehicle Replacement (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR S THUD Murray, Cantwell
2008 CA $328,300 FAME Assistance Corporation, Los Angeles for redevelopment of a blighted neighborhood (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Feinstein
2008 FL $390,249 Citrus Waste Utilization, Winter Haven (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR AG Mahoney (FL), Putnam Martinez
2008 KS $150,936 Preharvest Food Safety (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Boyda, Moran (KS), Moore (KS), Tiahrt Brownback, Roberts
2008 MD $258,500 Prince George's County Juvenile Justice Center (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Wynn
2008 MD $2,820,000 Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center Gang Elimination Task Force, Baltimore (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Ruppersberger
2008 CA $258,500 National Community Renaissance (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Miller (Gary)
2008 MD $2,679,000 University of Maryland, College Park, for the Maryland Institute for Dextrous Robotics for the creation of a new generation robotic technology for space exploration (NASA) NBR COM Hoyer, Bartlett Mikulski
2008 CO $282,000 Denver Rescue Mission STAR Program (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR COM DeGette Salazar (Ken)
2008 IL $446,500 McHenry County Sheriff's Department y for radio equipment acquisition (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR COM Bean Obama
2008 NM $235,000 Central New Mexico YMCA, Albuquerque, to provide life skills development services for at-risk children (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR S COM Domenici
2008 $2,000,000 Advanced modular avionics for operationally responsive space use (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR DEF Wilson (NM) Bingaman, Domenici
2008 $1,200,000 Secure miniaturized free space optical communications (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR DEF Rothman Lautenberg, Menendez
2008 $1,600,000 Micromachined switches in support of transformational communications architecture (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Miller, George
2008 $1,600,000 Advanced Rarefaction Weapon Engineered System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Kaptur
2008 AL $1,600,000 Gunfire Detection System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Everett
2008 FL $850,000 Florida collaborative development of advanced materials for strategic applications (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Buchanan
2008 MO $2,000,000 Center for Borane Technology (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Bond
2008 AK $9,000,000 Eielson utilidors (Operation and Maintenance – Air Force) NBR S DEF Stevens
2008 OR $246,000 Tualatin Basin Water Supply Project (Bureau of Reclamation: Water and Related Resources) NBR ENERGY Wu Wyden; Smith
2008 NJ $492,000 Nutley Energy Efficient Elementary Schools (Department of Energy: Science) NBR ENERGY Pascrell Lautenberg; Menendez
2008 MI $150,552 Pentwater Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR ENERGY Hoekstra Levin; Stabenow
2008 Multi-State $196,800 Brush Creek Basin, KS & MO (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR ENERGY Cleaver, Moore Bond; Brownback
2008 MA $492,000 University of Massachusetts at Boston to support marine systems research (Department of Energy: Science) NBR S ENERGY Kennedy; Kerry
2008 SD $7,397,000 Big Bend Dam, Lake Sharpe (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 WA $1,357,000 Little Goose Lock and Dam (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 DC $600,000 International Youth Service and Development Corps (District of Columbia) NBR H FINSER Tiahrt

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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