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
2003 $4,900,000 Aerospace Relay Mirror System (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR S DEF
2003 $1,150,000 CT/FP DERF – 1st Responder (Operation and Maintenance – Air Force) NBR H DEF
2003 $7,500,000 Naval Fires Network (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $1,000,000 Multiple Link Antenna System (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $4,000,000 Integrated Data Environment (Other Procurement – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 VA $500,000 Lake Meriwether, Little Calfpasture [Goshen Dam] (Corps of Engineers: Construction General) NBR C ENERGY
2003 TX $200,000 University of Texas border protection management program (U.S. Customs Service) NBR C FINSER
2003 ID $250,000 Wolf monitoring efforts at the Idaho Office of Species Conservation (Resource Management – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) NBR S INT
2003 RI $200,000 The Arc of Northern Rhode Island for vocational rehabilitation services, Woonsocket (Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research – Department of Education) C LABHHS
2003 NY $253,000 Southampton College for science equipment and technology upgrades at its Marine Science Center (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $1,780,000 University of Pittsburgh McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $62,000 Glendale Public Library for personnel, equipment, and other expenses (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 NC $75,000 North Carolina Central University, Durham, for an academic enrichment program for elementary and middle school students (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $150,000 Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles to improve educational programs and exhibits on the solar universe (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $400,000 Capistrano Unified School District, San Juan Capistrano, for Capistrano Professional Academy (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 $5,000 Maintenance of outdoor sculpture, Garfield and Peace, Capitol grounds NBR LEG
2003 TX $5,000,000 Austin Bus Projects (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 KS $500,000 Lawrence Transit System Transfer Center (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 KY $100,000 Land Between the Lakes Roads, Trigg and Lyon counties (Federal Lands – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 OR $200,000 Canby Transit (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 AZ $250,000 Maricopa County Worklinks Project (Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants – Federal Transit Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 FL $1,250,000 Jacksonville Transit Authority (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 VA $180,000 Rich Valley Fair Association in Virginia for construction of a new facility to jointly serve as a community center and indoor space for the community fair (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 MD $90,000 Olney Theatre Center for the Arts in Olney for the construction of a theater (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 CA $90,000 City of Carpinteria for facilities modernization and renovation of the Carpinteria's Veteran's Memorial Building (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 RI $450,000 City of Woonsocket for water infrastructure improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2003 KY $225,000 New Zion Community Foundation Development for continued renovations and improvements for a community resource center in Louisville (Neighborhood Initiatives program) NBR H VAHUD
2003 AK $900,000 Wasilla for water and sewer improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR S VAHUD
2003 $180,000 Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (Environmental Programs and Management – EPA) NBR S VAHUD
2003 CA $375,000 Contra Costa County Watershed Surveys (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Operations) NBR H AG
2003 LA $100,000 Dairy waste remediation, Lake Ponchartrain Basin (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Operations) NBR AG
2003 TX $15,250,000 El Paso Border Patrol Station (Construction – Immigration and Naturalization Service) NBR C COM
2003 $1,900,000 Law related education (Juvenile Justice Programs – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR S COM
2003 IA $500,000 Iowa State University for the creation of a Cyber Protection Laboratory (Edward Byrne Grants to States – Office of Justice Programs) NBR S COM
2003 $4,500,000 Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys (Edward Byrne Grants to States – Office of Justice Programs) NBR S COM
2003 $2,800,000 DISM (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
2003 $500,000 Center for Critical Languages (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF
2003 $13,000,000 PANSTARS (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR S DEF
2003 $500,000 AWACS Modeling and Simulation System (Operation and Maintenance – Air Force) NBR C DEF
2003 $2,000,000 SPY-1 Radar Tactical Environmental Processor (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $1,000,000 Miniaturized High Definition Digital Camera (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $3,500,000 Trident Sonar Manuals – Data Management and Conversion (Other Procurement – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 OH $200,000 Ohio Riverfront Study, Cincinnati (Corps of Engineers: General Investigations) NBR S ENERGY
2003 TX $750,000 Southwest Texas State University ALERRT program (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) NBR C FINSER
2003 VA $2,000,000 Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District (Land Acquisition – National Park Service) NBR H INT
2003 PA $25,000 Best Buddies Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for the expansion of programming (Special Education – Department of Education) C LABHHS
2003 NC $400,000 South Piedmont Community College, Polkton for equipment (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $400,000 Walden House, San Francisco (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 GA $100,000 Georgia Hall of Fame at Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins for education programs (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 MN $125,000 Sustainable Resources Center (CLEARCorps), Minneapolis (Public Health Improvement – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS

Legend

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