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
Aging Military Aircraft Fleet Support (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $1,600,000 KS DEF 2009 Tiahrt Brownback, Roberts
Forestry biofuel statewide collaboration center (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $1,427,250 MI ENERGY 2009 Stupak, Bart Levin, Stabenow
Renewable Jet Fuel from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $3,200,000 SD DEF 2009 Herseth Sandlin Johnson, Thune
Upper Miss River comprehensive plan, IL, IA, MO, MN, and WI (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) $163,000 Multi-State ENERGY 2009 Hare, Phil; Hulshof, Kenny C. Durbin, Harkin, Bond, Grassley
City of Lynchburg, Combined Sewer Overflow Infrastructure (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $500,000 VA INT 2009 Goodlatte, Bob Warner, Webb
Parking and Street Enhancements at Historic Yellow Springs (Transportation, Community, and System Preservation) $142,500 PA THUD 2009 Gerlach
Bioenergy demonstration project: value added products from renewable fuels (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $1,903,000 NE ENERGY 2009 Fortenberry Jeff Ben Nelson, Hagel
Forestry Research (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $319,000 AR AG 2009 Ross, Mike Lincoln, Pryor
Our Community's Children Afterschool and summer programs in Grand Rapids Grand Rapids (Juvenile Justice) $500,000 MI COM 2009 Ehlers, Vernon J. Levin, Stabenow
Hybrid Buses, Allegheny County (Buses and Bus Facilities) $475,000 PA THUD 2009 Doyle Specter, Casey
Miami Children's Hospital Congenital Pediatric Heart Institute, Miami, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $285,000 FL LABHHS 2009 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
Bemidji Regional Airport Terminal and Fire Facility Improvements (Airport Improvement Program) $950,000 MN THUD 2009 Peterson, Collin C. Coleman
City of Surprise Water Treatment Improvements (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $500,000 AZ INT 2009 Pastor, Ed Kyl
City of Tolland for the purchase property for the construction of elderly housing units (Economic Development Initiative) $190,000 CT THUD 2009 Courtney
Hydrogen Batteries for the Warfighter (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $3,000,000 SC DEF 2009 Clyburn Graham
Delaware cost protection $373,000 DE ENERGY 2009 Castle, Michael Biden, Carper
Ventura County Public Works Agency for the El Rio Forebay project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $900,000 CA INT 2009 Capps, Lois Feinstein, Boxer
LA-1 Goldenmeadow to Port Fourchon (Transportation, Community, and System Preservation) $1,021,250 LA THUD 2009 Melancon Landrieu, Vitter
Fuel Logistics Reduction through Enhanced Engine Performance (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $1,200,000 None DEF 2009 McGovern
Town of Lexington Massachusetts Police Department Town of Lexington. Enhanced School Security Through Technology. Lexington (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $250,000 MA COM 2009 Markey, Edward J. Kennedy, Kerry
City of Arlington City of Arlington Youth After School Program Mington (Juvenile Justice) $50,000 GA COM 2009 Bishop, Sanford
Macomb Community College, Warren, for curriculum development for an Associate of Applied Science degree in Energy Management (Education: Higher Education) $333,000 MI LABHHS 2009 Levin, Sander M.; Miller, Candice S.
Snohomish County Regional Drug Task Force Snohomish County Regional Drug Task Force Everett (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $50,000 WA COM 2009 Larsen, Rick
Wetland Plants (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $188,000 LA AG 2009 Alexander, Rodney Landrieu, Vitter
Additional AFS staff (FAA – Operations) $8,000,000 None THUD 2009
Autism Research (Defense Health Program) $8,000,000 None DEF 2009
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, for construction, renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter, Casey
Perimeter security and noise abatement study at the Rowley training center (Secret Service Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses) $250,000 MD HS 2009 Hoyer
City of Berlin, Public Health Department (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) $100,000 NH HS 2009 Hodes
Bi-State Primary Care Association, Concord, for renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $238,000 NH LABHHS 2009 Sununu
Individual Airburst Weapon System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $1,000,000 None DEF 2009 Hayes, Rothman Coleman, Klobuchar, Lautenberg, Menendez
West Virginia Prevention Resource Center, Charleston, for drug abuse prevention (HHS – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) $951,000 WV LABHHS 2009 Byrd
Colorado National Guard Reintegration Program (Operation and Maintenance – Army Reserve National Guard) $1,000,000 CO DEF 2009 Salazar
Alert Crew Headquarters, Buckley AFB (Air National Guard) $4,200,000 CO MILCON 2009 Allard, Salazar
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $800,000 None DEF 2009 Corker
Soybean Cyst Nematode (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $556,000 MO AG 2009 Emerson, Jo Ann Bond
Surface Enhanced Infrared Detection of Threats (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $1,200,000 TX DEF 2009 Edwards (TX)
University of Mississippi for a research project on the public safety of infrasound, Oxford (NOAA – Operations, Research and Facilities) $1,500,000 MS COM 2009 Cochran, Inouye, Wicker
The Children's Home of Easton, Easton for establishment of a facility designed to offer specialized therapy and counseling services to children and their families (Economic Development Initiative) $95,000 PA THUD 2009 Dent
Spect imaging instrumentation research initiative (Department of Energy: Science) $951,500 IL ENERGY 2009 Davis, Danny K.
Florida National Forests, Osceola (US Forest Service – Land Acquisition) $500,000 FL INT 2009 Crenshaw, Ander
Joint Incident Scene Communication Capability (Other Procurement – Army) $2,000,000 None DEF 2009 Conaway
West Point Historic Post Office, West Point (National Park Service – Save America's Treasures) $100,000 MS INT 2009 Cochran
Forest Products Laboratory Equipment (US Forest Service – Research) $1,300,000 WI INT 2009 Kohl
DeSales University, Center Valley, for technology upgrades including the purchase of equipment (Education: Higher Education) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter, Casey
Mobile Continuous Air Monitor (MCAM) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $1,600,000 None DEF 2009 Brown (FL)
Montgomery County Sheriff Law Enforcement Technology for Montgomery County Christiansburg (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $100,000 VA COM 2009 Boucher, Rick
Ethanol from agriculture for Arkansas and America (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $951,500 AR ENERGY 2009 Berry, Marion Lincoln, Pryor
Municipality of Murrysville (FEMA Predisaster Mitigation) $100,000 PA HS 2009 Altmire
University Medical Center at Brackenridge, Austin, for renovation and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $143,000 TX LABHHS 2009 Hutchison

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