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
1997 $8,839,000 Postsecondary Education (Special Education/Special Purpose Funds – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
1997 UT $5,000,000 Utah advanced Traffic Management System (Federal Highway Administration – Intelligent Transportation Systems) NBR THUD
1997 $525,000 Early childhood initiative in environmental education. (Environmental Protection Agency) NBR S VAHUD
1997 Multi-State $326,000 Pilot Technology Transfer [MS, OK] (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services – Federal Administration and Special Grants) NBR S AG
1997 $4,000,000 MSAG (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR C DEF
1997 $2,500,000 Computer Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
1997 NY $200,000 South Shore of Staten Island (Army Corps of Engineers – General Investigation) NBR H ENERGY
1997 $17,500,000 Payments for Federal Property [Sec. 8002] (Impact Aid – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
1997 TX $2,000,000 Houston (Federal Highway Administration – Intelligent Transportation Systems) NBR H THUD
1997 NE $850,000 Nebraska municipal governments mandates initiative. (Environmental Protection Agency) NBR S VAHUD
1997 $1,500,000 Hispanic-serving Institutions (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services – Competitive Research Grants) NBR AG
1997 $15,000,000 VTOL (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR C DEF
1997 $6,000,000 Computer-based Decision Support System (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR C DEF
1997 NY $100,000 Upper Susquehanna River Basin (Army Corps of Engineers – General Investigation) NBR H ENERGY
1997 $20,030,000 Media and Captioning Services (Special Education/Special Purpose Funds – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
1997 $2,000,000 Hazardous Materials Intermodal Monitoring System (Federal Highway Administration – Intelligent Transportation Systems) NBR H THUD
1997 VT $700,000 Solar aquatic waste water treatment demonstration project. (Environmental Protection Agency) NBR S VAHUD
1997 $650,000 Alternative Crops (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services – Competitive Research Grants) NBR AG
1997 $10,000,000 EO Framing (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR C DEF
1997 $5,000,000 DPICM Development (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
1997 NY $100,000 Upper Delaware River Watershed (Army Corps of Engineers – General Investigation) NBR S ENERGY
1997 $9,993,000 Technology Applications (Special Education/Special Purpose Funds – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
1997 LA $7,000,000 Florida Avenue Railroad/Highway Bridge (Alteration of Bridges) NBR H THUD
1997 HI $400,000 Maui algal bloom project. (Environmental Protection Agency) NBR S VAHUD
1997 ND $436,000 Water Quality (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services – Federal Administration) NBR AG
1997 $7,500,000 CIGSS (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR C DEF
1997 $3,000,000 Electro-rheological Fluid Recoil System (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF
1997 NC $100,000 Tennessee River and Tributaries (Army Corps of Engineers – General Investigation) NBR H ENERGY
1997 $3,827,000 Special Studies (Special Education/Special Purpose Funds – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
1997 GA $7,000,000 Sidney Lanier Highway Bridge (Alteration of Bridges) NBR H THUD
1997 MD $100,000 Demonstration project on the use of oysters to improve water quality in Chesapeake Bay tributaries. (Environmental Protection Agency) NBR S VAHUD
1997 IL $492,000 Water Quality (Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Services – Federal Administration) NBR AG
1997 $28,500,000 Darkstar (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF
1997 $2,000,000 DAMOCLES Development (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
1997 $15,000,000 Closure Projects (Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management – Defense Environmental Management) NBR C ENERGY
1997 $93,339,000 Personnel Development (Special Education/Special Purpose Funds – Department of Education) NBR LABHHS
1997 OR $5,000,000 Debt Retirement of the Port of Portland (Port Safety Development) NBR S THUD
1997 OR $2,000,000 Demonstration of the latest technology in utilizing reclaimed water from a wastewater treatment facility in Silverton. (Environmental Protection Agency) NBR S VAHUD
1996 $20,000,000 Real property maintenance (Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve) NBR H DEF
1996 MA $100,000 Blackstone River watershed restoration, MA & RI (Army Corps of Engineers – General Investigations) C ENERGY
1996 AZ $1,084,000 Medical Facility, Papago Military Reservation, Phoenix NBR H MILCON
1996 $5,000,000 Military/Civilian technician restoration (Operation and Maintenace, Army Reserve) NBR H DEF
1996 GA $2,200,000 Thurmond Lake powerhouse (Army Corps of Engineers – Construction, General) H ENERGY
1996 AL $5,000,000 Hypervelocity Ballistic Range Facility, Redstone Aresenal NBR H MILCON
1996 $17,000,000 Real Property Maintenance (Operation and Maintenace, Army Reserve) NBR H DEF
1996 TX $5,000,000 Wallisville Lake (Army Corps of Engineers – Construction, General) NBR ENERGY
1996 AL $5,900,000 Ammunition Supply Point, Fort Rucker NBR H MILCON
1996 $10,100,000 Provide comfort/enhanced southern watch (Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide) NBR H DEF
1996 TX $300,000 Colonias along U.S – Mexico border (Army Corps of Engineers – General Investigations) NBR ENERGY
1996 AK $4,400,000 Base Engineering Maintenance Facility, Eielson Air Force Base NBR S MILCON

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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