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 MA $975,000 Boston Medical Center, for the J. Joseph Moakley Medical Services Building (Health Resources and Services Administration) NBR LABHHS Markey, Edward Kennedy, Kerry
2008 PA $292,000 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, for instructional programs (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Holden, Tim
2008 MA $121,000 Silent Spring Institute, Newton, for studies of the impact of environmental pollution on breast cancer and women's health (Centers for Disease Control – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Delahunt, William Kennedy, Kerry
2008 NV $731,000 Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, for Internet-based course offerings (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS Berkley, Shelley Reid
2008 PA $87,000 Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, for laboratory equipment and technology acquistion (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Specter, Casey
2008 MS $975,000 Mississippi State University, for the Wise Center-Broadcast Facility Conversion to Digital (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Cochran
2008 PA $87,000 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, for equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Specter, Casey, Jr.
2008 OH $735,000 Chesapeake By-Pass, Lawrence County (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Wilson
2008 CA $784,000 Resurfacing and reconstruction of Pacific Boulevard, Huntington Park (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Roybal Allard
2008 AZ $735,000 Phoenix/Glendale West Valley Operating Facility (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR H THUD Mitchell, Pastor
2008 RI $1,470,000 I-195 relocation in Providence (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary) NBR THUD Kennedy, Langevin Reed, Whitehouse
2008 NC $245,000 Franklin County Airport runway extension, land acquisition and improvements (Airport Improvement Program) NBR H THUD Etheridge
2008 WV $98,000 City of Romney for continued renovation and adaptive reuse of the Coca Cola Bottling plant as a cultural and arts center (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Capito
2008 TX $137,200 Tom Green County, San Angelo, for the relocation and expansion of the Tom Green County Library (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Hutchison
2008 SD $686,000 US 212 Paving form Eagle Butte to East of the SD 63-East Junction, Serving Cheyenne River Reservation, Federal lands (Public Lands Highways) NBR S THUD Johnson, Thune
2008 IA $306,837 CEMSA with Iowa Soybean Assoc. (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance Projects) NBR AG Latham Grassley, Harkin
2008 MD $696,093 National Center for Agricultural Law (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR AG Boozman Harkin, Lincoln, Pryor
2008 FL $564,000 Youth Gang Violence Prevention Initiative, School District of Palm Beach County (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Wexler, Mahoney
2008 CA $352,500 Westminster Police Department (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Rohrabacher, Royce
2008 NY $540,500 Northeast Regional Forensic Institute, Albany (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM McNulty
2008 CA $1,269,000 Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory equipment (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Honda
2008 IL $47,000 Sankofa Safe Child Initiative, Chicago (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Davis (Danny)
2008 NJ $658,000 Camden Community Safe Zone Initiative, Camden (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Andrews
2008 AL $188,000 Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talladega, for mentoring for disabled at-risk youth (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR S COM Shelby
2008 $800,000 Neuroscience Research Consortium to Study Spinal Cord Injury (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Wasserman Schultz
2008 $1,000,000 Microclimate Cooling Unit (MCU) for military tactical vehicles (Other Procurement – Army) NBR DEF Reynolds, Higgins Clinton, Schumer
2008 $800,000 Liquid desiccant-based atmospheric water generation without reverse osmosis (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Meek
2008 NC $2,400,000 Vertical Lift Center of Excellence – Institute of Maintenance, Science, and Technology (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR DEF Jones (NC) Dole
2008 $1,200,000 Epilepsy research for wounded military (Defense Health Program) NBR H DEF Emanuel
2008 $1,200,000 Propelling agent for slurry gel (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Brady (PA) Reid
2008 $2,400,000 Denied GPS (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Casey, Specter, Hatch
2008 HI $23,000,000 Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS) Operations & Research (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR S DEF Inouye
2008 FL $702,576 Port Everglades Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR H ENERGY Wexler
2008 WI $4,920,000 Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Manufacturing Conversion for Energy Efficiency (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR C ENERGY Obey
2008 OH $1,574,400 Airpark (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR H ENERGY Hobson
2008 Multi-State $145,632 St. Louis Mississippi Riverfront, MO & IL (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR ENERGY Carnahan; Clay Bond
2008 AK $2,808,336 St. Paul Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR S ENERGY Stevens
2008 OK $4,713,000 Eufaula Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY Inhofe
2008 WA $3,680,000 The Dalles Lock and Dam (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 CA $282,000 Historic Downtown Retail Project, Valley Economic Development Center (Small Business Administration) NBR H FINSER Roybal Allard
2008 NC $400,000 North Carolina Department of Agriculture (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS Heath Shuler
2008 NM $492,200 The Town of Bemalillo for Arsenic and Water System Improvements (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR INT Heather Wilson Domenici, Bingaman
2008 NM $393,760 West Mesa and the City of Las Cruces for water and wastewater system improvements project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR S INT Domenici, Bingaman
2008 SC $390,000 Central Carolina Tech College, Sumter, for training in healthcare professions (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR H LABHHS Spratt, John
2008 ND $731,000 Minot State University, for the Job Corps Executive Management Program (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR LABHHS Pomeroy, Earl Dorgan, Conrad
2008 MA $97,000 MetroWest Medical Center Framingham Union Hosp., for facilities and equip. for interpreting services (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Markey, Edward
2008 PA $146,000 Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational and Memorial Museum, Hershey, for exhibits and educational materials (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Holden, Tim
2008 CO $292,000 Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado, Denver, for a naturally occurring retirement communities demonstration project (Administration on Aging – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS DeGette, Diana Salazar
2008 NV $390,000 City of Las Vegas, for the EVOLVE Program (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Berkley, Shelley
2008 GA $82,000 Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany, to partner with Dougherty County School System (HRSA – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Chambliss

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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