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 IN $1,500,000 University of Notre Dame for research on ionic fluids for power distribution (Electricity Transmission and Distribution – Department of Energy) NBR C ENERGY
2005 PA $250,000 Allegheny NF area, PA tourism (Economic Action Program – Department of Agriculture) NBR H INT
2005 OK $1,481,000 Collaborative research with the University of Oklahoma (Water Resources Investigations – United States Geological Survey) NBR S INT
2005 OR $8,741,000 Crater Lake NP, rehabilitate historical cafeteria bldg; relocate Rim parking area (Construction – National Park Service) S INT
2005 WI $200,000 Shell Lake School District, for after school programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2005 CA $140,000 City of Pomona, in conjunction with the Pomona Unified School District, for after school and weekend academic enrichment programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2005 PA $50,000 Neighborhood Centers Association, Pittsburgh, for support of after school and mentoring programs, including technology upgrades (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2005 MI $100,000 Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), Dearborn, for exhibits and museum programs (Institute of Museum & Library Sciences – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2005 NY $250,000 Purchase College, State University of New York, to improve postsecondary education, increase access for minority students, and enhance student support services (FIPE) NBR C LABHHS
2005 MN $295,000 Augsburg College, Minneapolis, for its Physician Assistant Education Program (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2005 WA $300,000 Seattle Indian Health Board in Seattle for support of its residency training program in family medicine (Health Resources and Services Administration – Department of Health and Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2005 AZ $1,000,000 Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc. for academic outreach and workforce development (Employment and Training Administration – Department of Labor) NBR C LABHHS
2005 TN $2,000,000 Memphis Biotech Foundation, Memphis, for construction, renovation, and equipment of biomedical research buildings (HRSA – HHS) NBR C LABHHS
2005 PA $250,000 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Philadelphia, to provide skills training in the allied healthcare profession to minorities (ETA – Dept. of Labor) NBR C LABHHS
2005 CA $150,000 Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco (Public Health Improvement and Leadership – Health and Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2005 WI $50,000 Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in Madison, for the Sowing the Seeds of Hope Rural Mental Health Project (CMHS – SAMHSA) NBR C LABHHS
2005 TX $2,800,000 Harlingen/West Cameron County rail relocation (Federal-Aid Highways – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 MO $3,500,000 Joplin Regional Airport (Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities Replacement – Federal Aviation Administration) NBR H THUD
2005 VA $2,000,000 Alexandria fiber optic cable for traffic signal Coordination (Intelligent Transportation Systems – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 NM $1,000,000 NM 467 Highway Overpass (Bridge Discretionary Program – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 IN $2,500,000 South Shore Commuter Rail (New Starts – Federal Transit Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 WA $1,000,000 Short Haul Intermodal Pilot Project, Quincy (Federal-Aid Highways – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 NH $750,000 I-93 construction and mitigation (Federal-Aid Highways – Federal Highway Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 OH $800,000 Cincinnati local community bus enhancements (Bus & bus facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 HI $2,500,000 Wahiawa Transit Center and Parking Facility (Bus & bus facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR C THUD
2005 ME $250,000 Indian Township Tribal Government for the first phase for expansion of current lagoon system to provide adequate capacity (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR S VAHUD
2005 NY $250,000 New York University for health disparity studies (Environmental Programs and Management – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2005 LA $150,000 City of Monroe for the Monroe Wastewater Improvement Program (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2005 NV $800,000 City of Las Vegas for improvements to a historic building (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2005 TN $500,000 Big South Fork Visitors Center, Scott Country to develop new visitors facilities (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2005 AK $350,000 Community Association of Hyder for costs associated with the construction of a high speed water plant (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2005 GA $194,000 Miller County Development Authority for construction of a sound stage in Colquitt (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2005 GA $97,000 Morris Brown College in Atlanta for renovation of a building (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2005 MT $574,000 Montana Sheep Institute (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities – Special Research Grants) NBR S AG
2005 ID $125,000 Aquaculture research [University of Idaho, Hagerman Fish Culture Exp. Station] (Agricultural Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR S AG
2005 VA $1,000,000 Protecting children against sex offenders in Fairfax County (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) NBR H COM
2005 $7,000,000 Marine Environmental Health Research Lab Enhance Equip (NOAA – National Ocean Service, Construction/Acquisition) NBR S COM
2005 VT $100,000 Bellow Falls Police technology grant (Law Enforcement Technology – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR S COM
2005 CA $100,000 Woodland Meth Enforcement (Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean Up – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR H COM
2005 GU $250,000 Andersen AFB Invasive Species Pilot Project (Operation and Maintenance, Air Force) NBR C DEF
2005 $1,000,000 Logistics Waveform Feasibility Study (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR C DEF
2005 $2,100,000 Smart scanning RFID tag reader (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF
2005 $1,000,000 Research on a molecular approach to hazardous materials decontamination (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF
2005 $4,300,000 HIPAS (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF
2005 $7,500,000 DP-2 Vectored Thrust Aircraft Program (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2005 $6,000,000 Enhanced wireless digital communications for urban first responders (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
2005 $3,000,000 Combat Arms Training System Air National Guard (Other Procurement, Air Force) NBR DEF
2005 $1,000,000 Pacific deployable C4 package (Other Procurement, Army) NBR S DEF
2005 $20,100,000 Medium tactical vehicle replacement – Naval construction force (Other Procurement, Navy) NBR S DEF
2005 CA $75,000 City of San Bernadino (Corps of Engineers: General Investigations) NBR C ENERGY

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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