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 $2,000,000 Dangerous Pathogens DNA Forensics Center (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Renzi
2008 $1,600,000 Epigenetic disease research (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF McMorris Rodgers Cantwell
2008 IL $1,840,000 Flexible solar cell for man-portable power generator (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Jackson Durbin, Obama
2008 UT $1,600,000 Full Spectrum Active Protection Close-In Layered Shield (FCLASS) for thin-skinned vehicles (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF Dreier, Bishop (UT) Bennett
2008 $1,600,000 Blast resistant concrete products (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF Boyd
2008 $1,840,000 Research for Army cannon systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF Johnson
2008 $2,400,000 Automated ID Technology Life Cycle Asset Management for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Other Procurement – Army) NBR S DEF Shelby
2008 NY $738,000 Woody Biomass Project at SUNY-ESF (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) NBR H ENERGY Walsh
2008 CA $98,400 City of Norwalk (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR C ENERGY Napolitano
2008 IN $983,016 Ohio River Greenway Access (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR ENERGY Hill Lugar; Bayh
2008 MI $176,136 Leland Harbor (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance NBR ENERGY Camp Levin; Stabenow
2008 OK $21,648 Bartlesville water supply, Bartlesville (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR S ENERGY Inhofe
2008 OR $833,000 Applegate Lake (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR S ENERGY
2008 DE $246,000 Red Clay Creek, Christina River Watershed (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) NBR S ENERGY Biden; Carper
2008 NC $282,000 North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center Rural Ventures Fund (Small Business Administration) NBR FINSER Price (NC), McIntyre, Shuler Burr, Dole
2008 NC $3,500,000 Deployable flight deck and voice recorders and remote location recording devices (TSA Aviation Security) NBR C HS David Price
2008 GA $295,320 The Metro North Georgia Water Planning District for water and wastewater improvements project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR INT Gingrey, Henry Johnson, Tom Price, David Scott, John Lewis Chambliss, Isakson
2008 MT $590,640 The Crow Tribe for wastewater lagoon replacement (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) NBR S INT Baucus, Tester
2008 AR $604,000 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Snyder, Vic; Boozman, John; Barry, Marion
2008 MS $209,000 Hope Village for Children, Meridian, for a program to assist foster children (Social Services – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Pickering, Charles
2008 FL $195,000 Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, for the Coastal Watershed Institute (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Mack, Connie
2008 OH $387,000 Fairfield Medical Center, Lancaster, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Hobson, David
2008 TN $97,000 Regional Children's Hospital, Johnson City, for facilities and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR H LABHHS Davis (TN), David
2008 GA $48,000 Ralph Mark Gibert Civil Rights Musum, Savannah, for exhibits, education programs, and equipment (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR H LABHHS Barrow, John
2008 NC $205,000 University of North Carolina at Wilmington, for nursing programs (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Dole
2008 MO $97,000 Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, for the HELP program (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Ben Nelson
2008 CA $409,000 Southwest Museum of the American Indian, Los Angeles, for the Native American Learning Lab (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR S LABHHS Feinstein, Boxer
2008 FL $980,000 U.S. 17-92-US 192, Kissimmee (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR H THUD Weldon
2008 FL $98,000 City of Marathon for improvements to Boot Key Municipal Harbor facilities (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Ros Lehtinen
2008 MI $196,000 Greater Lapeer Transportation Authority Lapeer (Buses & Bus Facilities) NBR H THUD Miller
2008 WI $980,000 U.S. Highway 41 Construction Project from Oconto to Peshtigo (Surface Transportation Priorities) NBR THUD Kagen Kohl
2008 MO $558,600 Route AB Route Extension, Cape Girardeau (Data Regional Transportation Development Program) NBR THUD Emerson Bond
2008 IN $147,000 Indiana State University for relocation and expansion of the learning center (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H THUD Buyer
2008 $686,000 Northern Community Investment Corporation to expand and secure the region's economy and public services (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Gregg
2008 NY $196,000 St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, Inc., Canton, to expand broadband access to rural areas (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S THUD Clinton, Schumer
2008 IL $1,869,819 National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria (Agricultural Research Service – Buildings and Facilities) NBR H AG LaHood
2008 GA $598,779 Pecan Scab Research, Byron (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR AG Bishop (GA), Kingston, Marshall Chambliss
2008 CA $235,000 Culver City (Law Enforcement Interoperable Communications System (Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Watson
2008 NY $70,500 Livingston County Community Service/Youth Court Program (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Reynolds
2008 WA $352,500 King County Sheriff's Office Gang Intervention Initiative (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR COM McDermott Cantwell
2008 OH $343,100 Wittenberg University (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR H COM Hobson
2008 TX $235,000 Frio and McMullen County Sheriff's and Constable's Departments methamphetamine law enforcement (Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean Up – Community Oriented Policing Service) NBR H COM Cuellar
2008 AL $78,020 Morgan County Child Advocacy Center (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM Aderholt
2008 NM $223,250 Luna County Sheriff's Department, Deming, to purchase equipment and to train law enforcement agencies along the New Mexico-Mexico border (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR S COM Bingaman
2008 $800,000 Man Overboard Identification (MOBI) System (Other Procurement – Navy) NBR DEF Visclosky, Davis (CA) Bayh
2008 $2,000,000 Malaria vaccine development (Defense Health Program) NBR DEF Reichert, McDermott, Smith (WA) Cantwell, Murray
2008 $720,000 Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) quick connect panel and switchgear (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF McKeon, McCarthy (CA)
2008 IL $1,200,000 Thorium/Magnesium Excavation – Blue Island (Operation and Maintenance – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF Jackson
2008 $1,600,000 Micro seeker system for small steerable projectiles (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF Dreier
2008 $2,000,000 STRIKE RDT&E and Integration with Intelligence C2 Systems/CIHEP (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF Boyd

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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