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 DC $1,000,000 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments for the Regional Incident Communication and Coordination System NBR H FINSER
2003 IN $250,000 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Land Acquisition – National Park Service) NBR H INT
2003 TX $500,000 University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences, for faculty development (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $900,000 Santa Clara University for telecommunications and technology equipment and upgrades (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $1,630,000 Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 AK $150,000 University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks for educational programs related in support of the Summer Arts Festival (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 NY $350,000 Columbia University for a joint project with the Hostos Community College of the City University of New York (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 IL $100,000 Hazel Crest School District 152.5, Hazel Crest, for teachers and equipment to improve health and physical education programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $650,000 American Foundation for Negro Affairs (AFNA) National Education and Research Fund to raise the achievement levels of minority students (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 $1,800,000 U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission NBR S LEG
2003 MN $2,900,000 Hiawatha pedestrian/cycle crossing, 28th street, Minneapolis (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR C THUD
2003 IL $750,000 Normal Multi-modal Facility (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 HI $4,000,000 Hawaii Statewide Improvements (Federal Lands – Federal Highway Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 TN $1,200,000 National Transportation Research Center at the University of Tennessee (Safety – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 CA $1,000,000 Altamont Commuter Express Maintenance Facility San Joaquin Rail Commission (New Fixed Guideway Systems – Federal Transit Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 CT $1,000,000 New Haven, Fuel Cell and Electric Bus Project (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 TX $405,000 Family Practice Residency of the Brazos Valley in Bryan for construction of a new Center of Excellence (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 LA $162,000 Port of South Louisiana for facilities construction for the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 AR $180,000 Dermott City Community Nursing Home for facilities construction and buildout (Economic Development Initiative) NBR VAHUD
2003 TN $450,000 City of Lawrenceburg for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2003 MI $225,000 Lighthouse of Oakland County, Inc. for facilities construction in Oakland County (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 AL $675,000 City of Moulton for wastewater system improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2003 FL $1,125,000 Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County for pre-construction engineering and design of the Tri-County Biosolids Pelletization Facility serving Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie Counties NBR VAHUD
2003 MS $586,000 Aquaculture (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities: Special Research Grants) NBR AG
2003 WI $500,000 Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Madison (Agriculture Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR S AG
2003 AL $1,000,000 Mobile Bay oyster recovery (Habitat Conservation Research and Management Services – National Marine Fisheries Service) NBR S COM
2003 $500,000 A Child Is Missing (Juvenile Justice Programs – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR C COM
2003 TN $1,000,000 Univ. of Tenn Center for Homeland Security and First Responder Training (Terrorism Prevention and Response Training – Bureau of Justice Assistance) NBR C COM
2003 SC $4,000,000 Bonneau Ferry (NERRS Acquisition/Construction – National Ocean Service) NBR C COM
2003 MD $2,550,000 Vaccine Healthcare Center Network at Walter Reed (Defense Health Program) NBR H DEF
2003 $7,000,000 DEPSCOR (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF
2003 $1,000,000 Electronic Combat Technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF
2003 $1,200,000 Sec, Comms & Info Opps DERF – SEP classified (Operation and Maintenance – Air Force) NBR DEF
2003 $5,100,000 Center for Advanced Power Systems (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR DEF
2003 $3,600,000 AN/TPS-59 Modernization (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $2,500,000 Wireless Access Points for Aegis Ships (Other Procurement – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 OH $25,000,000 Accelerate cleanup, Fernald (Defense Facilities Closure Projects: Office of the Administrator) NBR S ENERGY
2003 DC $1,000,000 Council for Court Excellence for continued independent oversight, including an annual report to Congress on implementation of the 2000 Family Court Act and 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act NBR H FINSER
2003 $750,000 Geothermal energy applications and wind energy (Management of Lands and Resources – Bureau of Land Management) NBR INT
2003 TX $250,000 Texas Tech University Center for the Aging in Lubbock (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 MI $500,000 Saginaw Valley State University, University City, for equipment, wiring and computer upgrade (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 NY $450,000 Zucker Hillside Hospital of North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 KY $25,000 United Crescent Hill Ministries, Inc., Louisville, for after school programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 NM $1,000,000 Futures for Children, Albuquerque, to expand education services for Native Americans (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 RI $50,000 Hattie Idela Farrow Foundation in Providence for educational programs designed to decreases suspensions and referrals to juvenile justice (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $25,000 Arden Theatre, Co., Philadelphia, to expand the Arden for All program, to make the arts accessible to the economically challenged schools (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 $1,750,000 Study, design and condition assessment, Senate office buildings NBR S LEG
2003 IN $25,000 Indiana Dune National Lakeshore (IDNL) hike/bike trail and pedestrian bridge/overpass (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR H THUD
2003 IL $12,200,000 Statewide (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR THUD
2003 WA $420,000 SR-164 Muckleshoots (Federal Lands – Federal Highway Administration) NBR THUD

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