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
Downtown Jackson Plaza Incorporated, Jackson for construction of a civic gathering plaza (Economic Development Initiative) $950,000 MS THUD 2009 Cochran
Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research, Salem, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $285,000 OR LABHHS 2009 Blumenauer, Earl Wyden
Lawrence County Sheriff Lawrence County Information Technologies Walnut Ridge (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $50,000 AR COM 2009 Berry, Marion Lincoln, Pryor
Natrona Comes Together Association, Harrison Township for demolition, planning, design, renovation, and construction of park facilities (Economic Development Initiative) $142,500 PA THUD 2009 Altmire
Floriculture (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $243,000 HI AG 2009 Abercrombie, Neil; Hirono, Mazie K. Akaka, Inouye
Miscellaneous Equipment [Air National Guard] (National Guard and Reserve Equipment) $105,000,000 None DEF 2009
Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, to develop three models of integrative programs of clinical excellence (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Harrisburg, for equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter
Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines, for Project Employment (Labor – Employment and Training Administration) $381,000 IA LABHHS 2009 Harkin, Grassley
Lower Platte River and tributaries (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) $167,000 NE ENERGY 2009 Ben Nelson, Hagel
US Army Alaska Bandwidth Shortfalls (Operation and Maintenance – Army) $3,000,000 AK DEF 2009 Stevens
Commodity Management System Consolidation program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $1,600,000 None DEF 2009 Byrd
Cherry Hill Township for law enforcement communications Cherry Hill (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $250,000 NJ COM 2009 Lautenberg, Menendez
Zero-Standoff HERO-compliant RFID Systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $1,600,000 None DEF 2009 Conrad, Dorgan
Lincoln Avenue Grade Separation, Port of Tacoma (Grade Crossings on Designated High Speed Rail Corridors) $950,000 WA THUD 2009 Murray, Cantwell
Estill County for wastewater treatment plant extension project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $1,350,000 KY INT 2009 McConnell
Eastern University, St. David's, for an initiative to increase minority access to higher education (Education: Higher Education) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter
City of Reno for purchase of vacant buildings for Oliver Montello affordable housing project (Economic Development Initiative) $190,000 NV THUD 2009 Reid
Sanctuary for Families, Brooklyn Family Reunification Project, New York City (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $100,000 NY COM 2009 Towns, Edolphus
Child Hospital, Aurora, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $381,000 CO LABHHS 2009 Tancredo, Thomas G. Salazar, Allard
Fort Wayne International Airport, Runway 5-23 Shoulder Reconstruction (Airport Improvement Program) $817,000 IN THUD 2009 Souder Lugar
Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Inc., Bridgeport, for the Total Learning Program (HHS – Child Abuse Prevention) $190,000 CT LABHHS 2009 Shays, Christopher Dodd, Lieberman
Idaho Meth Project Idaho Meth Project Boise (COPS – Methamphetamine) $1,000,000 ID COM 2009 Sali, Bill; Simpson, Michael K. Crapo
Garfield Avenue at Slauson Avenue Intersection, Commerce (Surface Transportation Priorities) $475,000 CA THUD 2009 Roybal-Allard
Sustainable Beef Supply (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $682,000 MT AG 2009 Rehberg, Dennis R. Tester
Development of Enabling Chemical Technologies for Power from Green Sources (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $1,200,000 MA DEF 2009 Olver
Pioneer Valley life Sciences Institute, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $571,000 MA LABHHS 2009 Neal, Richard E. Kennedy, Kerry
Waterbury/Oxford Airport, Implementation of Noise Remediation, (Part 150 Study) (Airport Improvement Program) $1,187,500 CT THUD 2009 Murphy, Christopher S.
Defense Command Integration Center (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $880,000 KS DEF 2009 Moore (KS), Boyda Brownback
Extend Falcon Road from Park Lane to Veterans Drive, Altus (Transportation, Community, and System Preservation) $427,500 OK THUD 2009 Lucas Inhofe
San Bernardino County, for exhibits at the San Bernardino County Museum (Institute of Museum & Library Services – Museums & Libraries) $333,000 CA LABHHS 2009 Lewis, Jerry
Geothermal energy project at Roberts Wesleyan College (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $475,750 NY ENERGY 2009 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, for the American Indian Language Policy Research and Teacher Training Center (Education: Higher Education) $190,000 NM LABHHS 2009 Wilson, Heather
City of Winston-Salem Automatic Vehicle locator (AVl) Technology Winston-Salem (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $300,000 NC COM 2009 Watt, Melvin L.
Cook County (Corps of Engineers: Construction) $120,000 IL ENERGY 2009 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L; Lipinski Daniel
St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, for its College 101 Program to increase the participation of minority students in math and science (Education: Higher Education) $143,000 MD LABHHS 2009 Hoyer, Steny H. Cardin
Schuylkill Valley Medical Center South Jackson Street, Pottsville, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $190,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Holden, Tim Specter
Upcountry Maui Watershed Project (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Watershed/Flood Prevention) $1,815,000 HI AG 2009 Hirono, Mazie Akaka, Inouye
Renewable energy feasibility study (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $475,750 NJ ENERGY 2009 Smith, Christopher H. Lautenberg, Menendez
Upgrade Munition Igloos Phase 2, Letterkenny Depot (Army) $7,500,000 PA MILCON 2009 Shuster Specter, Casey
InfraRed Goggle Upgrade System (IRGUS) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $800,000 None DEF 2009 Sessions, Shea-Porter Cornyn
City of Glendale, California Foothill Regional Forensic DNA lab City of Glendale (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $1,000,000 CA COM 2009 Schiff, Adam B.
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber for the Salute to Success Program (Small Business Association) $245,643 OH FINSER 2009 Ryan (OH), Wilson (OH)
Weapons Vaults Upgrade (Operation and Maintenance – Army National Guard) $200,000 None DEF 2009 Eshoo
Fort Sam Houston Access (Surface Transportation Priorities) $427,500 TX THUD 2009 Rodriguez; Gonzalez
Lake Tahoe Community Fire Protection Project (US Forest Service – Wildland Fire Management) $5,000,000 CA INT 2009 Doolittle, John T. Feinstein, Boxer
City of Hialeah City of Hialeah Police Equipment Upgrades Hialeah (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $600,000 FL COM 2009 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute California Marine Fisheries Replenishment Program San Diego (NOAA – Operations, Research and Facilities) $250,000 CA COM 2009 Davis, Susan A.
Animal Disease Research (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $242,000 WY AG 2009 Cubin, Barbara Barrasso, Enzi
Northern Wisconsin environmental assistance (Corps of Engineers: Construction) $5,560,000 WI ENERGY 2009 Obey, David

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