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
2005 NC $1,250,000 Belmont infrastructure and streetscape improvement (Federal-Aid Highways – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 CA $500,000 I-5 South HOV Lane, Phase I (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 PA $6,250,000 Port Authority of Allegheny County JARC (Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants – Federal Transit Adminstration) NBR C THUD
2005 IL $1,000,000 Cook-DuPage, Multi Modal Corridor, all portions of I-290 through Oak Park (Federal-Aid Highways – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 MI $1,000,000 Livernois Road Widening and Improvement (Federal-Aid Highways – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 MI $1,500,000 Allegan County transportation (Bus & bus facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 KY $3,000,000 Southern and Eastern Kentucky buses and bus facilities (Bus & bus facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 VA $500,000 Town of Halifax for water infrastructure improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2005 PA $250,000 Derry Township Municipal Authority in Hershey for wastewater treatment plant upgrades (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR S VAHUD
2005 CA $250,000 City of Norwalk for the Balancing Facility Project (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2005 WI $250,000 Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee for the redevelopment of the Tower Automotive site (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2005 WY $130,000 Fremont County Association of Governments for improvements to the Fremont County War Memorial (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2005 FL $200,000 City of Palatka for the Palatka Riverfront improvements (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2005 NJ $97,000 Jersey City Medical Center in New Jersey for facilities construction and expansion of a heart institute (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2005 NY $1,000,000 National Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology Programs at Stony Brook University (NASA) NBR H VAHUD
2005 $2,500,000 Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil and Erosion Sediment (Conservation Operations) NBR H AG
2005 MD $335,000 Alternative uses for tobacco (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities – Special Research Grants) NBR AG
2005 SC $250,000 South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice for statewide technology (Discretionary Grants – Juvenile Justice Programs) NBR C COM
2005 NM $291,000 Town of Taos Police Department law enforcement (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR C COM
2005 RI $100,000 Marine wildlife noise impacts/University of Rhode Island (NOAA – National Ocean Service, Response and Restoration) NBR C COM
2005 WI $200,000 Marathon County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement technologies (Law Enforcement Technology – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR C COM
2005 TN $2,000,000 Meth Task Force in East Tennessee to fight the spread of meth labs in this region (Metamphetamine Enforcement and Clean Up – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR COM
2005 $1,500,000 AVCRAD replacement equipment (Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard) NBR H DEF
2005 MO $8,000,000 Center for Applied Science and Engineering NBR C DEF
2005 $1,700,000 Advanced materials research for nuclear detection counter-proliferation (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF
2005 $2,000,000 ICASS (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF
2005 $1,700,000 Multipurpose antenna, X-band (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF
2005 $1,000,000 Research Authority Active Coatings Technology (ACT) Program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
2005 $1,400,000 Calfing Protection System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR S DEF
2005 $10,000,000 Tagging, tracking and locating devices (Procurement, Defense Wide) NBR H DEF
2005 $1,500,000 Fastening and joining research (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR S DEF
2005 $7,500,000 Construction equipment SLEWP – Army Reserve National Guard/USAR (Other Procurement, Army) NBR S DEF
2005 OH $25,000 Vinton County, Arbaugh/Hope water line extension [Ohio Environmental Infrastructure] (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR H ENERGY
2005 IL $135,000 Quincy Bay [Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Projects] (Corps of Engineers: Construction) NBR C ENERGY
2005 VA $215,000 James River Channel (Corps of Engineers: Operation and Maintenance) NBR C ENERGY
2005 TX $175,000 Colonias – Lower Rio Grande Basin [planning] (Corps of Engineers: General Investigations) NBR H ENERGY
2005 FL $450,000 Jacksonville University Environmental Science Center (Biological & Environmental Research – Department of Energy) NBR C ENERGY
2005 DC $100,000 For Love of Children/Thurgood Marshall Center Youth Technology Program (Federal Payment to the Office of Chief Financial Officer) NBR C FINSER
2005 AZ $4,000,000 Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC), design of a southwest and southeast clinic (Indian Health Facilities – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR INT
2005 IL $250,000 Orpheum Theatre (Historic Preservation Fund – National Park Service) NBR C INT
2005 TX $340,000 Project ARRIBA, El Paso, for a workforce training initiative (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR C LABHHS
2005 NV $200,000 Clark County School District, Las Vegas, to implement the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program at selected school sites (FIE – DOE) NBR C LABHHS
2005 PA $200,000 East Stroudsburg University, for technological infrastructure related to the Center for Research and Economic Development (FIPE) NBR C LABHHS
2005 CA $450,000 Foundation for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Education, San Diego, to implement the Blueprint for Student Success Project in San Diego City Schools (FIPE) NBR C LABHHS
2005 MN $75,000 University of St. Thomas Interprofessional Clinic for Counseling and Legal Services, St. Paul (Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education) NBR C LABHHS
2005 OH $350,000 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, for music education programs (Institute of Museum & Library Sciences – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2005 GA $50,000 Emanuel County Hospital Authority, Swainsboro for facilities for its rural health clinic in Twin City (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2005 MD $200,000 Prince George's Community College in Largo for facilities and equipment for nursing and other health-related instructional programs at its Laurel College Center (HRSA – HHS) NBR C LABHHS
2005 PA $250,000 Women's Medical Hospital in Philadelphia for construction, renovation and equipment (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2005 IL $3,000,000 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, for facilities and equipment for the Family Health Wellness & Literary Center (HRSA – HHS) NBR C LABHHS

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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