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 IL $2,666,205 Biotechnology Research Development Corporation, Peoria (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR AG LaHood Durbin
2008 GA $223,425 Initiative to Improve Blueberry Production and Efficiency (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Special Research Grants) NBR AG Bishop, Kingston, Westmoreland Chambliss, Isakson
2008 NC $188,000 North Carolina State Highway Patrol (Law Enforcement Technology (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Watt
2008 TX $23,500 Presidio interoperable communications (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Rodriguez
2008 MA $446,500 Holden Police Department technology (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM McGovern
2008 NH $423,000 Mount Washington Observatory Educational Outreach Expansion Initiative (NOAA) NBR COM Hodes Gregg
2008 TX $4,982,000 Texas Border Sheriffs' Coalition (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Culberson
2008 AL $4,089,000 Robotics and Exploration Testbed at Marshall Space Center (NASA) NBR H COM Aderholt
2008 VA $178,600 Virginia State Police, Richmond, for the N. Va and DCInternet Crimes Against Children Task Force to train (Law Enforcement officials law enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR S COM Warner, Webb
2008 MI $1,600,000 Total Perimeter Surveillance (TPS) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR DEF Walberg Levin, Stabenow
2008 $1,000,000 Miniaturized sensors for small and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (MINISENS) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Reyes
2008 $1,600,000 Virtual simulation and modernization of Bradley Fighting Vehicle (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF McNerney
2008 TX $1,000,000 Riverside General Hospital Program for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Defense Health Program) NBR H DEF Jackson Lee
2008 $1,600,000 Technology roadmapping and strategic investment planning (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF Duncan
2008 $2,800,000 Nanotubes Optimized for Lightweight Exceptional Strength Composite Materials (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Boyd, Crenshaw Martinez, Nelson (FL)
2008 $1,920,000 MSAT simulator for GWOT training (Other Procurement – Navy) NBR S DEF Reid
2008 $154,000,000 Efficiency wedge, Air Force (Defense Health Program) NBR S DEF
2008 MN $492,000 Minnesota Center for Renewable Energy (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR ENERGY Walz Coleman; Klobuchar
2008 TX $147,600 Abilene (Brazos River Basin – Elm Creek) (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR ENERGY Neugebauer Cornyn
2008 NY $1,476,000 Solar Consortium of New York Photovoltaic Research and Development Center (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR H ENERGY Hinchey
2008 MI $935,784 Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem restoration (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR ENERGY Camp; Kaptur Levin; Stabenow
2008 IA $186,960 Perry Creek (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR C ENERGY Harkin
2008 OR $755,000 Hills Creek Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 FL $161,376 Walton County (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR S ENERGY Bill Nelson; Martinez
2008 WV $150,000 Connected Technologies Corridor, Athens (Small Business Administration) NBR H FINSER Rahall
2008 NC $1,600,000 North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) NBR C HS David Price
2008 TX $787,520 The City of San Antonio, San Antonio Water System for the Central Watershed Sewer Relief Line C-02 (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR INT Gonzales, Rodriguez, Lamar Smith Hutchison
2008 MS $336,664 The City of Oxford for wastewater construction project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR S INT Cochran
2008 CA $73,000 Alma Family Services, Monterey Park, to increase access to culturally competent health info to minority populations (Office of the Secretary – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Solis, Hilda
2008 MS $131,000 Amite County Medical Services, Liberty, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration) NBR H LABHHS Pickering, Charles
2008 FL $243,000 Charlotte County School District, Port Charlotte, for an instructional system for English language learners (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Mahoney (FL), Tim
2008 OH $195,000 Capital Park Family Health Center, Columbus, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Hobson, David
2008 TN $97,000 Crumley House Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center, Limestone, for brain injury programs (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR LABHHS Davis, David Alexander
2008 GA $268,000 Jenkins County Hospital, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Barrow, John
2008 IA $154,000 University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, for the development of math and science programs (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Grassley
2008 PA $87,000 Project HOME, Philadelphia, for an after school program (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Specter
2008 GA $82,000 Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jessup, for construction, renovation, and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR S LABHHS Chambliss, Isakson
2008 IL $490,000 River Valley Metro, Kankaea (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR THUD Weller Durbin
2008 IL $245,000 PACE Suburban Bus, Roosevelt Road/Arlington Heights (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR THUD Roskam Obama
2008 MI $392,000 Sanilac Transportation Authority, Carsonville (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR H THUD Miller
2008 WI $3,283,000 Wisconsin Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR THUD Kagen, Ryan Kohl
2008 MO $735,000 Route V Safety Improvement Project (Data Regional Transportation Development Program) NBR THUD Emerson Bond
2008 CA $1,391,600 Grade separations in Riverside (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR THUD Calvert Boxer, Feinstein
2008 OK $137,200 Norman Economic Development Corp., for the construction of an engineering incubator (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Inhofe
2008 IL $196,000 Springfield Boys and Girls Club Community Center, for development, land acquisition, and construction (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Durbin
2008 IL $837,099 Crop Production and Food Processing, Peoria (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR H AG LaHood
2008 UT $670,275 Botanical Research (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education: Federal Administration) NBR AG Bishop (UT) Bennett
2008 NC $329,000 Livingstone College Criminal Justice Program (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR COM Watt Dole
2008 TX $658,000 Border Law Enforcement Training Program, Eagle Pass (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Rodriguez
2008 MA $117,500 Rehoboth Police Department technology (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM McGovern

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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