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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Title Cost State Status Bill Chamber Year House Sponsors Senate Sponsors
National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants program (National Archives and Records Administration) $6,500,000 None NBR FINSER 2021
Construction of research facilities (National Institute of Standards and Technology) $39,356,000 None ABR COM 2021
Inter-American Foundation (Independent Agencies) $34,150,000 None ABR FOROP 2021
Medical development – program increase – wound care research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Peer-reviewed prostate cancer research (Defense Health Program) $110,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Medical development – program increase – military dental research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Entrepreneurial development programs (Small Business Administration) $104,400,000 None ABR FINSER 2021
Operations, research, and facilities (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) $675,176,000 None ABR COM 2021
International Fund for Agricultural Development (Multilateral Assistance) $32,500,000 None NBR FOROP 2021
Depot maintenance (NON-IF) – program increase – portable high pressure cold spray system (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Other operations and enforcement: aviation regulation (Transportation Security Administration) $44,754,000 None ABR HS 2021
Peer-reviewed rare cancers research (Defense Health Program) $17,500,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) $65,000,000 None NBR COM 2021
Instrument landing system (ILS) (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) $10,000,000 None NBR THUD 2021
Advanced materials for weapon systems – program increase – metals affordability research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $10,000,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Procurement, construction and improvements: aviation screen infrastructure – checked baggage (Transportation Security Administration) $30,000,000 None ABR HS 2021
Peer-reviewed reconstructive transplant research (Defense Health Program) $12,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Buildings and facilities (Federal Prison System) $27,547,000 None ABR COM 2021
Advanced materials/structural safety (Airport and Airway Trust Fund – Research, Engineering, and Development) $13,717,000 None ABR THUD 2021
Advanced materials for weapon systems – program increase – composites technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $6,000,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Aircraft: HC-130J acquisition/conversion/sustainment (Coast Guard) $110,000,000 None ABR HS 2021
Peer-reviewed scleroderma research (Defense Health Program) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Office of Justice programs: juvenile justice programs (State and Local Law Enforcement Activities) $118,500,000 None ABR COM 2021
System planning and resource management (Airport and Airway Trust Fund – Research, Engineering, and Development) $5,000,000 None ABR THUD 2021
Aerospace propulsion and power technology – program increase – silicon carbide research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $10,000,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Field operations: support for missing and exploited children investigations (United States Secret Service) $6,000,000 None NBR HS 2021
Peer-reviewed spinal cord research (Defense Health Program) $40,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Advanced spacecraft technology – program increase – upper stage engine technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $20,000,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Community Oriented Policing Services (State and Local Law Enforcement Activities) $386,000,000 None NBR COM 2021
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account – administrative expenses and guarantees (Maritime Administration) $3,000,000 None NBR THUD 2021
Risk management operations: National Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) $13,738,000 None ABR HS 2021
Peer-reviewed tickborne disease research (Defense Health Program) $7,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Manufacturing technology program – program increase – F-35 battery technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $9,600,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Federal Assistance – grants: port security grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $63,642,000 None ABR HS 2021
Salaries and expenses (Marine Mammal Commission) $1,320,000 None ABR COM 2021
Payments to air carriers (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) $23,332,000 None ABR THUD 2021
Small diameter bomb – program increase – precise navigation (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $3,500,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Peer-reviewed traumatic brain injury and psychological health research (Defense Health Program) $175,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Emergency management performance grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $75,665,000 None ABR HS 2021
Trauma training (National Guard Personnel – Army) $1,534,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Aircraft engine component improvement program – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $30,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Peer-reviewed tuberous sclerosis complex research (Defense Health Program) $8,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Education, training, and exercises: National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $101,000,000 None NBR HS 2021
Trauma training (National Guard Personnel – Air Force) $2,242,000 None NBR DEF 2021
RQ-4 UAV – program increase – RQ-4 block 40 waypoint modification capability (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $29,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Peer-reviewed vision research (Defense Health Program) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Education, training, and exercises: continuing training grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $12,000,000 None NBR HS 2021
Program increase – DOD Exceptional Family (Operation and Maintenance – Army) $2,000,000 None NBR DEF 2021
Basic research initiatives – program increase – DEPSCOR (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $17,000,000 None ABR DEF 2021
Research and development: university programs (Science and Technology Directorate) $22,765,000 None ABR HS 2021

Legend

Status ABR – Above president's budget request
NBR – No budget request by president
Bill AG – Agriculture
COM – Commerce
DEF – Defense
FINSER – Financial Services
FOROP – Foreign Operations
HS – Homeland Security
INT – Interior
LEG – Legislative
MILCON – Military Construction
THUD – Transportation/Housing and Urban Development
VAHUD – Veterans Affairs/Housing and Urban Development
Chamber C – Inserted in conference committee
H – Inserted in the House
S – Inserted in the Senate
HS – Inserted in the House and Senate