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
1996 $13,000,000 Internal Revenue Service, Private Debt Collection Initiative NBR H FINSER
1996 PA $1,000,000 Philadelphia; Chestnut Street/alternative fueled vehicles (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD
1996 Multi-State $2,000,000 North central biotechnology initiative (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR H AG
1996 $2,500,000 Helmet mounted displays (Aircraft Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 WA $5,600,000 Seattle, U.S. Courthouse NBR S FINSER
1996 PA $7,500,000 Philadelphia; lift-equipped buses (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR H THUD
1996 GA $300,000 Landscaping for water quality (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR H AG
1996 $4,800,000 Aircrew chemical-biological protection (Readiness, Training, and Environmental Quality Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 NE $2,500,000 Lincoln, CLASS, GSA Telecommunications Demonstration Project NBR C FINSER
1996 TN $300,000 Nashville, electric buses (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR H THUD
1996 Multi-State $445,000 Livestock and dairy policy (NY & TX) (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR AG
1996 $3,900,000 MERTS (Readiness, Training, and Environmental Quality Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR S DEF
1996 $4,500,000 National Archives and Records Administration, Electronic Access Development NBR S FINSER
1996 TX $5,200,000 El Paso; buses, equipment and facilities (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR H THUD
1996 ME $220,000 Lowbush blueberry research (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $3,000,000 Embedded sensors (Materials, Electronics and Computer Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 $1,500,000 National Archives and Presidential Libraries Repair and Restoration NBR S FINSER
1996 UT $1,750,000 Utah Transit Authority; buses (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR H THUD
1996 VT $84,000 Maple research (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $3,500,000 Distributed manufacturing demonstration project (Materials, Electronics and Computer Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR C DEF
1996 $1,000,000 GSA support for Paralympics NBR S FINSER
1996 VA $5,000,000 Richmond; downtown intermodal station (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD
1996 MI $750,000 Michigan biotechnology consortium (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR H AG
1996 $5,000,000 RAMICS (Mine Countermeasures, Mining and Special Warfare) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 CA $2,826,000 San Francisco, Modernization of Old U.S. Mint NBR S FINSER
1996 IA $2,350,000 Ames, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Regions 6, 14, 15, 16; buses and bus facilities (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR H THUD
1996 Multi-State $423,000 Midwest advanced food manufacturing alliance (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR AG
1996 $10,100,000 Oceanographic research (Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 HI $750,000 U.S. Customs Service, Part-time and Temporary Positions in the Honolulu Customs District NBR S FINSER
1996 VT $1,000,000 Marble Valley; bus upgrades (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD
1996 IA $592,000 Midwest agricultural products (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $250,000 PM-10 (Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR S DEF
1996 $50,000 U.S. Customs Service, Public Awareness Campaign for Child Pornography Tipline NBR S FINSER
1996 NY $2,250,000 West Chester; bus facility (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR H THUD
1996 PA $268,000 Milk safety (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $2,500,000 POAM-II (Oceanographic and Atmospheric Technology) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 $3,000,000 U.S. Customs Service, Blackhawk Operations and Maintenance NBR S FINSER
1996 WA $2,000,000 Seattle; Metro/King County multimodal (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD
1996 OR $300,000 Molluscan shellfish (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $24,000,000 Bone marrow (Medical Development) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 $850,000 Marine Interdiction Operations NBR S FINSER
1996 VT $3,000,000 State of Vermont; buses and bus facilities (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD
1996 OR $364,000 Multi-commodity research (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $7,500,000 Prostate cancer (Medical Development) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 $3,700,000 Citation Training Missions in Mexico NBR S FINSER
1996 MO $7,000,000 State of Missouri; buses and bus facilities (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD
1996 HI $127,000 Multi-cropping strategies for aquaculture (Cooperative State Research Service) NBR S AG
1996 $1,000,000 DOD head injury (Medical Development) – increase – (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy) NBR H DEF
1996 $3,700,000 Internal Revenue Service, Tax Counseling for the Elderly NBR S FINSER
1996 IA $4,280,000 State of Iowa; buses, equipment, and facilities (Federal Transit Administration – Bus and bus-related facilities) NBR S THUD

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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