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
Hopson Road Grade Separation, Durham (Grade Crossings on Designated High Speed Rail Corridors) $475,000 NC THUD 2009 Price, David E.
Southwestern Oregon Community College, Coos Bay, for its Collaborative Relevant Education and Applied Technologies for Economic Development Program, which may include metals fabrication equipment and upgrades (Education: Higher Education) $143,000 OR LABHHS 2009 DeFazio, Peter A. Wyden
Harris County Flood Control District (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) $1,000,000 TX HS 2009 Culberson
Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Operations) $732,000 WI AG 2009 Obey, David R. Kohl
Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, for music education programs (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $381,000 NY LABHHS 2009 Nadler, Jerrold
Emporia State University, Emporia, for purchase of equipment for the Bioscience Department (Education: Higher Education) $190,000 KS LABHHS 2009 Moran, Jerry
Boston University Photonics Center (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $3,200,000 MA DEF 2009 Capuano Kennedy, Kerry
Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling (Department of Energy: Science) $700,304 TX ENERGY 2009 Burgess, Michael C.
Chapel Complex Ph 2, Fort Leavenworth (Army) $4,200,000 KS MILCON 2009 Boyda Brownback
Institute for Food Science and Engineering (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $715,000 AR AG 2009 Boozman, John Lincoln, Pryor
Infections Disease Research (AMNH) for Defense Research Sciences (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $2,000,000 None DEF 2009 Lowey, Nadler
City of North Las Vegas (Bureau of Reclamation: Water and Related Resources) $2,749,000 NV ENERGY 2009 Berkley, Shelley Reid, Ensign
Aquaculture, ID, WA $529,000 Multi-State AG 2009 Baird, Brian; Dicks, Norman D. Cantwell, Craig, Murray
Infantry Squad Battle Course, Camp Grayling (Army National Guard) $2,000,000 MI MILCON 2009 Knollenberg, Stupak Levin, Stabenow
City of Flint for in-car computers and in-car cameras (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $500,000 MI COM 2009 Kildee, Dale E. Levin, Stabenow
PA 924 and Interstate 81 Interchange Improvements (Transportation, Community, and System Preservation) $950,000 PA THUD 2009 Kanjorski
Thorium/Magnesium Excavation-Blue Island (Operation and Maintenance – Defense Wide) $1,200,000 IL DEF 2009 Jackson
United Community Health Center, Storm Lake, for construction, renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $190,000 IA LABHHS 2009 Harkin
St. Vincent College, Latrobe, for educational programs, including the purchase of equipment (Education: Higher Education) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter
Human Nutrition (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $377,000 NY AG 2009 Hinchey, Maurice D.; Walsh, James T, Schumer
Wind turbine model and pilot project for alternative energy (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $1,427,250 DE ENERGY 2009 Biden, Carper
Prepreg Thickness Variability Reduction Program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) $1,600,000 TX DEF 2009 Hall (TX)
VIA Metropolitan Transit Bus Facility Improvements and Bus Fleet Modernization, San Antonio (Buses and Bus Facilities) $475,000 TX THUD 2009 Gonzalez; Rodriguez Hutchison
Cranberry/Blueberry Disease and Breeding (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $451,000 NJ AG 2009 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P.; LoBiondo, Frank A.; Pallone, Jr., Frank; Rothman, Steven R.; Saxton, Jim; Holt, Rush D. Lautenberg, Menendez
Aten Road and Old County Road 111 Improvements, Imperial County (Transportation, Community, and System Preservation) $712,500 CA THUD 2009 Filner
DoD High Energy Laser Test Facility (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $4,000,000 NM DEF 2009 Bingaman, Domenici
Pacific Region Homeland Security Center (FEMA Management and Administration) $2,200,000 HI HS 2009 Inouye
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) (Operation and Maintenance – Army Reserve National Guard) $1,600,000 TX DEF 2009 Doggett
AB-FIST Gunnery Trainer Upgrades for TN ARNG (Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicle Procurement – Army) $3,200,000 TN DEF 2009 Corker
Texas Team Focus to establish a youth mentoring program, Morgan (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $350,000 TX COM 2009 Hutchison
Lafayette Police Department for interoperable communication Lafayette (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $200,000 LA COM 2009 Landrieu, Vitter
City of Detroit, for an initiative to assist TANF recipients with attaining higher education, which may include scholarships (Education: Higher Education) $295,000 MI LABHHS 2009 Conyers, Jr., John Levin, Stabenow
Ferry landing Improvements, New York City (Ferry Boats and Terminals) $950,000 NY THUD 2009 Clarke; Towns
Tarleton State University, Tarleton State University Rural Law Enforcement Project, Stephenville (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $1,500,000 TX COM 2009 Carter, John R.
Morgan County Commission for housing facility for seniors (Economic Development Initiative) $190,000 WV THUD 2009 Capito
Washington Jesuit Academy, Washington, DC, for mentoring activities (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $238,000 DC LABHHS 2009 Ben Nelson, Harkin
Integration of Electro-Kinetic Weapons into Next Generation of Navy Ships (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $4,500,000 FL DEF 2009 Boyd Martinez, Nelson (FL)
Taney County Commission White River Area Emergency Project Taney County (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $400,000 MO COM 2009 Blunt, Roy
Joint Chemical Agent Detector (Procurement – Defense Wide) $4,000,000 MD DEF 2009 Bartlett, Herseth Sandlin, Ruppersberger Mikulski
Roadway improvements to Winston County Industrial Park Road, Winston County (Surface Transportation Priorities) $95,000 AL THUD 2009 Aderholt
DuBois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, for renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter, Casey
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT, to enhance the academic skills and training of science teachers in rural Utah, including the purchase of equipment (Education: Higher Education) $95,000 UT LABHHS 2009 Hatch
Arctic energy office (Department of Energy: Fossil Energy R&D) $3,806,000 AK ENERGY 2009 Murkowski
Chrysalis House, Lexington, for a substance abuse program for women and children (HHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) $95,000 KY LABHHS 2009 Bunning
CPI-Metamorphoseli3 Technical Data Conversion and Support (Operation and Maintenance – Navy) $2,400,000 None DEF 2009 Baucus
Hawaii Federal Health Care Network (Defense Health Program) $23,000,000 HI DEF 2009 Inouye
Biodefense Vaccine Development and Engineering of Antiviral Peptides (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $1,600,000 None DEF 2009 Vitter
Weight Measurements and Standards for Military Personnel (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $2,000,000 None DEF 2009 Vitter
University of Mississippi to provide legal training for judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and law students and develop model programs and publications University (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $2,250,000 MS COM 2009 Cochran, Wicker
University of Montana for teacher training, curriculum development and awareness initiatives to combat bullying as well as the development of emergency protocol for school shootings Missoula (Juvenile Justice) $400,000 MT COM 2009 Baucus, Tester

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