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
Strengthening Tribal Colleges (Higher Education) $9,034,000 None ABR LABHHS 2020
Army missile defense systems integration – program increase – hypersonic testing and related technology development (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Denali Commission (Independent Agencies) $7,700,000 None ABR ENERGY 2020
Peer-reviewed Gulf War illness research (Defense Health Program) $22,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
GEAR UP (Higher Education) $365,000,000 None NBR LABHHS 2020
Environmental quality technology – program increase – biopolymers for military infrastructure (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $3,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program (Office of National Drug Control Policy) $285,000,000 Multi-State NBR FINSER 2020
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Higher Education) $24,500,000 None NBR LABHHS 2020
Peer-reviewed hearing restoration research (Defense Health Program) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Environmental quality technology – program increase – protective coatings (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Other federal drug control programs (Office of National Drug Control Policy) $109,614,000 None ABR FINSER 2020
Regional Educational Laboratories (Institute of Education Sciences) $56,022,000 None NBR LABHHS 2020
Peer-reviewed kidney cancer research (Defense Health Program) $40,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Combat feeding, clothing, and equipment – program increase – icemaking capabilities (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Federal payment for resident tuition support (District of Columbia) $40,000,000 None NBR FINSER 2020
Institute of Museum and Library Services (Corporation for National and Community Service) $229,000,000 None ABR LABHHS 2020
Peer-reviewed lung cancer research (Defense Health Program) $14,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Threat simulator development – program increase – cyber threat and vulnerability assessments (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (District of Columbia) $8,000,000 None NBR FINSER 2020
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico: construction (International Commissions) $10,858,000 None ABR FOROP 2020
Peer-reviewed lupus research (Defense Health Program) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Threat simulator development – program increase – cyber threat simulation enhancement initiative (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $3,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants program (National Archives and Records Administration) $6,500,000 None NBR FINSER 2020
International fisheries commissions (International Commissions) $28,270,000 None ABR FOROP 2020
Peer-reviewed medical research (Defense Health Program) $360,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Threat simulator development – program increase – cybersecurity operations center (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Entrepreneurial development programs (Small Business Administration) $80,350,000 None ABR FINSER 2020
The Asia Foundation (International Commissions) $19,000,000 DC NBR FOROP 2020
Peer-reviewed melanoma research (Defense Health Program) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
East-West Center (International Commissions) $16,700,000 HI NBR FOROP 2020
Advanced surface machinery systems – program increase – silicon carbide power modules (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $7,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Other operations and enforcement: aviation regulation (Transportation Security Administration) $49,073,000 None ABR HS 2020
Peer-reviewed multiple sclerosis research (Defense Health Program) $16,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
National Endowment for Democracy (International Commissions) $232,725,000 DC ABR FOROP 2020
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – program increase – integrated fire control land-based test asset (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $7,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Federal Assistance – grants: port security grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $63,642,000 None ABR HS 2020
Human Rights and Democracy Fund, Department of State (Bilateral Economic Assistance) $178,450,000 None NBR FOROP 2020
Peer-reviewed orthopedic research (Defense Health Program) $30,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Inter-American Foundation (Independent Agencies) $34,018,000 None ABR FOROP 2020
Automated test and re-test – program increase – ONR CTE (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $35,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Emergency management performance grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $75,665,000 None ABR HS 2020
International Fund for Agricultural Development (Multilateral Assistance) $30,000,000 None NBR FOROP 2020
Peer-reviewed ovarian cancer research (Defense Health Program) $35,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Instrument landing system (ILS) (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) $10,000,000 None NBR THUD 2020
Medical Development – program increase – wound care research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Education, training, and exercises: National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $101,000,000 None NBR HS 2020
Peer-reviewed pancreatic cancer research (Defense Health Program) $6,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Advanced materials/structural safety (Airport and Airway Trust Fund – Research, Engineering, and Development) $12,921,000 None ABR THUD 2020
Ground/air task oriented radar – program increase – low, slow, small targets (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF 2020
Education, training, and exercises: continuing training grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $8,000,000 None NBR HS 2020

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