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
National Energy Assistance Directors' Association, Washington, DC for research and information dissemination related to the low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (HHS – Child Abuse Prevention) $190,000 DC LABHHS 2009 DeLauro, Rosa l.
Hale County Hospital, Greensboro, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $190,000 AL LABHHS 2009 Davis, Artur
Center of Excellence for Military Operations in Urban Terrain and Cultural Training (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) $3,000,000 None DEF 2009 Crenshaw Nelson (FL)
Washita River basin (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) $191,000 OK ENERGY 2009 Cole, Tom; Fallin, Mary Inhofe
Point Betsie Ughlhouse, Frankfort (National Park Service – Save America's Treasures) $225,000 MI INT 2009 Stabenow, Levin
Tongass National Forest Road Improvements (US Forest Service – Capital Improvement and Maintenance) $1,000,000 AK INT 2009 Murkowski
Endicott College, Beverly, for expansion of higher education programs (Education: Higher Education) $190,000 MA LABHHS 2009 Kennedy, Kerry
Rock Island Arsenal, Building #299 Roof Removal and Replacement, Phase III (Operation and Maintenance – Army) $5,000,000 IA DEF 2009 Braley, Hare Durbin, Grassley, Harkin
Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis for construction of a visitor center and recreational facilities (Economic Development Initiative) $475,000 MD THUD 2009 Mikulski, Cardin
To create a position in the Multnomah Cty. DA's office to investigate and prosecute cases involving the victimization and exploitation of the elderly. Troutdale and Gresham (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $275,000 OR COM 2009 Blumenauer, Earl Smith, Wyden
Cotton Plant Police Department Cotton Plant. AR Law Enforcement Cotton Plant (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $100,000 AR COM 2009 Berry, Marion
Lowbush Blueberry Research (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $173,000 ME AG 2009 Allen, Thomas H.; Michaud, Michael H. Collins, Snowe
Tropical Aquaculture Feeds (Oceanic Institute), Hilo (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) $1,438,000 HI AG 2009 Abercrombie, Neil; Hirono, Mazie K. Akaka, Inouye
National Guard State Plans (Law Enforcement and Schools) (Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities) $22,500,000 None DEF 2009
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, for healthcare services (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $95,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Specter, Casey
Manufacturers Association of Central New York, Syracuse, NY, to improve employment and training in the manufacturing sector (Labor – Employment and Training Administration) $285,000 NY LABHHS 2009 Schumer
Matanuska River Watershed (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) $96,000 AK ENERGY 2009 Murkowski
Lightweight Ballistic Maxillofacial Protection System (Operation and Maintenance – Army) $3,500,000 ID DEF 2009 Craig, Crapo, Nelson (FL)
Secure Media and ID Card Development (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $240,000 None DEF 2009 Reid
Center for Technology Commercialization for the continued development of law enforcement technology and training programs Westborough (COPS – Law Enforcement Technology) $750,000 MA COM 2009 Kennedy, Kerry
Optimization of New Marine Coatings (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) $1,600,000 None DEF 2009 Conrad, Dorgan
Alameda Corridor East Grade Separations (Grade Crossings on Designated High Speed Rail Corridors) $950,000 CA THUD 2009 Feinstein
City of Vanceburg for combined sewer renovations project (EPA – State and Tribal Assistance Grants – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure) $300,000 KY INT 2009 Bunning
Emerson College, Boston, for educational equipment and technology infrastructure (Education: Higher Education) $95,000 MA LABHHS 2009 Kennedy, Kerry
City of Methuen for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted and underutilized buildings (Economic Development Initiative) $190,000 MA THUD 2009 Kennedy, Kerry
Ifetayo Cultural Arts Outreach for At-Risk Youth Cultural Arts Program Brooklyn (Juvenile Justice) $200,000 NY COM 2009 Towns, Edolphus
Ultra-defense porphyrim-based capacitive molecular memory for supercomputing (Department of Energy: Science) $951,500 CO ENERGY 2009 Tancredo, Thomas G. Allard
Clinton Street Bridge Replacement, Fort Wayne (Surface Transportation Priorities) $712,500 IN THUD 2009 Souder Bayh, Lugar
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $143,000 CT LABHHS 2009 Shays, Christopher Dodd, Lieberman
Increasing Shelf Life of Agricultural Commodities (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $603,000 ID AG 2009 Sali, Bill; Simpson, Michael Craig, Crapo
I-70 Atlantic Blvd/Bandini Blvd On and Off-Ramp Interchange Modifications, Vernon (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary) $570,000 CA THUD 2009 Roybal-Allard
Brucellosis Vaccine (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $305,000 MT AG 2009 Rehberg, Dennis R. Baucus, Tester
Holyoke Intermodal Center (Buses and Bus Facilities) $142,500 MA THUD 2009 Olver
Phoenix House, Springfield, Drug Treatment Technology Enhancement Initiative (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $250,000 MA COM 2009 Neal, Richard E. Kerry, Kennedy
Central Connecticut State University for recruitment and retention for an aerospace engineering academic program New Britain (NASA) $350,000 CT COM 2009 Murphy, Christopher S. Dodd, Lieberman
International Trade Compliance in Agri-business, Wichita, KS (Small Business Association) $214,225 KS FINSER 2009 Moore (KS) Brownback
City of Piedmont for development of a comprehensive community development plan (Economic Development Initiative) $95,000 OK THUD 2009 Lucas Inhofe
Desert Hot Springs (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) $478,000 CA ENERGY 2009 Lewis, Jerry
Monroe County Department of Public Safety Monroe County Regional Crime lab Vehicle Examination and Training Module Rochester (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $900,000 NY COM 2009 Kuhl, Jr., John R. Randy Schumer
Community Dental Services, Albuquerque, for facilities and equipment (HHS – HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $238,000 NM LABHHS 2009 Wilson, Heather Bingaman
Energy efficiency/sustainable energy project (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $951,500 NC ENERGY 2009 Watt, Melvin L Dole
Soybean Research (Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: Special Research Grants) $745,000 IL AG 2009 Jackson, Jr., Jesse L; Johnson, Timothy V.; LaHood, Ray Durbin
Best Buddies Maryland, Baltimore, for mentoring programs for persons with intellectual disabilities (HHS – Rehabilitation Services & Disability Research) $190,000 MD LABHHS 2009 Hoyer, Steny H.
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, for workforce training programs at its HACC-Midtown campus (Labor – Employment and Training Administration) $238,000 PA LABHHS 2009 Holden, Tim Specter, Casey
Lower Hamakua Ditch Watershed Project (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Watershed/Flood Prevention) $1,169,000 HI AG 2009 Hirono, Mazie Akaka, Inouye
Isles, Inc. solar and green retrofits (Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) $237,875 NJ ENERGY 2009 Smith, Christopher H.
Expeditionary Persistent Power (USSOCOM) (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $1,600,000 None DEF 2009 Shuster
Phoenix House Phoenix House Adolescent Drug Prevention and Treatment for Dallas Area Youth Dallas (Juvenile Justice) $500,000 TX COM 2009 Sessions, Pete; Johnson, Eddie Bernice Hutchison, Cornyn
California Forensics Science Institute California State University Los Angeles, (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $1,000,000 CA COM 2009 Schiff, Adam B. Feinstein
Barracks, Ravenna (Army National Guard) $2,000,000 OH MILCON 2009 Ryan (OH), Sutton Brown, Voinovich

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