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 PA $196,000 Expansion of the Scranton Electric Trolley System (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR H THUD Kanjorski
2008 NY $588,000 Bronx Zoo Intermodal Transportation Facility (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR THUD Engel Schumer
2008 MI $175,420 Midland Dial-A-Ride (Midland County) (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR THUD Camp Levin, Stabenow
2008 NE $656,600 Nebraska Innovation Center (Whitier) to renovate and improve the Whitier School (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Nelson, Hagel
2008 DE $656,600 The Ministry of Caring Inc; Mary Mother of Hope House Renovation Project, Wilmington NBR S THUD Biden, Carper
2008 NY $70,503 Illinois Buffer Initiative (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Technical Assistance Projects) NBR H AG LaHood
2008 MS $778,512 Appalachian Horticulture Research (U of TN/TN State), Poplarville (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR AG Blackburn, Duncan, Wamp Alexander (TN), Cochran
2008 CA $893,000 UNITE Law Enforcement Pilot Project, Beverly Hills (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Waxman
2008 TX $470,000 Baptist Child and Family Services STAR Program,San Antonio (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Rodriguez
2008 MA $47,000 TechMission Youth Program, Boston (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM McGovern
2008 NH $94,000 New Hampshire Volunteer Lake Assessment Program evaluation of quality of lakes and ponds through a trained volunteer program (DOC-NOAA) NBR COM Hodes Gregg, Sununu
2008 TX $2,232,500 Harris County Sheriff's Office (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Culberson, Lampson, Green (Gene), McCaul, Green (Al), Jackson Lee
2008 Multi-State $4,700,000 National Textile Centers and Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation (International Trade Administration) NBR H COM Aderholt, Butterfield, Coble, Etheridge, Frank, Hayes Hinchey Jones (Walter) Lungren McHenry McIntyre Miller (Brad) Myrick Price (David) Scott (David) Shuler Thompson Watt Wilson (Joe)
2008 VA $89,300 Virginia State Police, Richmond, to maintain databases and technical infrastructure (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR S COM Warner, Webb
2008 $2,500,000 ONAMI Miniature Tactical Energy Systems development (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Walden, Blumenauer, DeFazio, Hooley, Wu Smith, Wyden
2008 $1,000,000 Tactical SIPRNET (Intelligence) NBR H DEF Reyes
2008 $1,600,000 Manufacturing technology development of advanced components for high power solid-state lasers (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF McNerney, Carney Casey, Specter
2008 $4,000,000 Advanced Nano-Engineered Composites (AMRI) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR DEF Jefferson, Jindal Landrieu, Vitter
2008 TX $2,720,000 Stress Disorders Research Initiative at Fort Hood (Defense Health Program) NBR H DEF Edwards
2008 FL $1,200,000 1-1000 warhead technology demonstration (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR DEF Boyd, Granger, Miller (FL) Sessions
2008 MO $1,900,000 All electric laser (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR S DEF Bond
2008 $138,000,000 Peer-reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program (Defense Health Program) NBR H DEF
2008 FL $590,000 Everglades and South Florida, Seminole Big Cypress (SBC) Reservation Plan (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR H ENERGY Wasserman Schultz
2008 TX $1,968,000 Great Plains Wind Power test facility – Texas Tech University (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR ENERGY Neugebauer Hutchison
2008 NY $468,384 New York City Watershed (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR ENERGY Hinchey; Gillibrand; Maloney Schumer; Clinton
2008 CA $492,000 Irvine basin ground and surface water improvement (Bureau of Reclamation: Water and Related Resources) NBR ENERGY Campbell Feinstein
2008 IA $1,447,464 Lock and Dam 9 Mississippi River (Major Rehab) (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR S ENERGY Harkin; Bond; Grassley
2008 Multi-State $448,000 Columbia River Between Vancouver, WA, and the Dalles [OR, WA] (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 ID $172,200 Boise River (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR S ENERGY Craig
2008 NY $282,000 Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (Small Business Administration) NBR H FINSER Rangel
2008 WA $500,000 Pierce County (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS David Reichert
2008 VA $98,440 Henry County Courthouse (National Park Service – Save America's Treasures) NBR H INT Goode
2008 MS $196,880 West Rankin Utility Authority for wastewater rehabilitation project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR S INT Cochran
2008 CA $73,000 Valle Lindo School District, South El Monte, for technology upgrades (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Solis, Hilda
2008 MS $390,000 Mississippi State University, for the Mississippi Integrated Workforce Performance System (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR LABHHS Pickering, Charles Cochran
2008 FL $73,000 Edison College, Charlotte County Campus, Punta Gorda, for a nursing education program (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Mahoney (FL), Tim
2008 OH $390,000 Wittenberg University, Springfield, for a teacher training initiative (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Hobson, David
2008 TN $243,000 East Tennessee State University College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Davis, David
2008 MD $341,000 Carroll County Youth Service Bureau, for facility and equipment for the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Bartlett (MD), Roscoe Cardin, Mikulski
2008 SC $165,000 South Carolina Technical College System, Columbia, to fund apprenticeship pilot programs (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Graham
2008 UT $48,000 Provo City, to expand education programs at the Arts Center (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Hatch
2008 TX $195,000 Texas Historical Commission, Austin, for educational programming, outreach, and exhibit development (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Hutchison
2008 IL $98,000 Rialto Square Theater in Joilet for repairs (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Weller
2008 IL $490,000 Reconstrution of the Wood Dale and Irving Park Rd. (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Roskam
2008 MI $294,000 St. Clair-County Airport Improvements (Airport Improvement Program) NBR H THUD Miller
2008 PA $147,000 FM Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barres for renovation and buildout of a historic building (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Kanjorski
2008 MO $2,205,000 Highway 67 (Wappapello Bridge) Four Lane Improvement Project (Data Regional Transportation Development Program) NBR THUD Emerson Bond
2008 CA $294,000 City of San Clemente for continued construction of the Coastal Trail (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Calvert
2008 WV $1,470,000 PACE Training and Evaluation Center, Morgantown, for the construction of a new training facility (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Byrd
2008 MI $196,000 Muskegon Heights Housing Commission for community networking (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Stabenow, Levin

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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