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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Showing 50 of 255,018 earmarks
Title Cost State Status Bill Chamber Year House Sponsors Senate Sponsors
Basic research initiatives – program increase – DEPSCOR (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $12,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Delta Regional Authority (Independent Agencies) $22,500,000 Multi-State ABR ENERGY 2019
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and minority-serving institutions (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2019
Materials technology – program increase – advanced materials processing (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Combating terrorism technology support – program increase – Israeli tunneling (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $47,500,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Denali Commission (Independent Agencies) $7,700,000 None ABR ENERGY 2019
Generic logistics R&D technology – program increase – liquid hydrocarbon fuels (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $7,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Combat vehicle and automotive technology – program increase – advanced materials development for survivability (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Ballistic missile defense terminal defense – program increase – USFK JEON unfunded requirement (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $184,100,000 None ABR DEF 2019
Other federal drug control programs (Office of National Drug Control Policy) $106,484,000 None ABR FINSER 2019
Department of Defense corrosion program – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $25,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Joint tactical information distribution – program increase – antenna technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Entrepreneurial development programs (Small Business Administration) $55,250,000 None ABR FINSER 2019
General support to USD (intelligence) – program increase – academic support (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $4,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – advanced processing of insensitive energetic materials (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Industrial base analysis and sustainment – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $3,500,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
International fisheries commissions (International Commissions) $16,745,000 None ABR FOROP 2019
Industrial base analysis and sustainment – program increase – expand manufacturing capability for cold rolled aluminum (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – weapons effectiveness in urban engagement (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Industrial base analysis and sustainment – program increase – large scale classified electron beam welding (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
National Endowment for Democracy (International Commissions) $112,725,000 DC ABR FOROP 2019
Industrial base analysis and sustainment – program increase – risk reduction for tungsten defense products (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – extended range cannon artillery (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Information systems security program – program increase – cyber scholarships (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense-Wide) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Inter-American Foundation (Independent Agencies) $19,018,000 None ABR FOROP 2019
Working capital fund, Army – program increase – arsenal initiative (Defense Working Capital Funds) $99,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – sensor fused munition (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Peer-reviewed alcohol and substance abuse disorders research (Defense Health Program) $4,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Port Security Grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency – Federal Assistance) $63,642,000 None ABR HS C 2019
Peer-reviewed ALS research (Defense Health Program) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – defense against small UAS (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $30,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Peer-reviewed Alzheimer research (Defense Health Program) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Emergency Management Performance Grants (Federal Emergency Management Agency – Federal Assistance) $70,665,000 None ABR HS C 2019
Peer-reviewed autism research (Defense Health Program) $7,500,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – 120mm cannon fired guided missile (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $50,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Peer-reviewed bone marrow failure disease research (Defense Health Program) $3,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
National Predisaster Mitigation Fund (Federal Emergency Management Agency – Federal Assistance) $210,984,000 None ABR HS C 2019
Peer-reviewed breast cancer research (Defense Health Program) $130,000,000 None ABR DEF 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – armament systems integrations (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Peer-reviewed cancer research (Defense Health Program) $90,000,000 None ABR DEF 2019
Aviation regulation (Transportation Security Administration – Other Operations and Enforcement) $48,330,000 None ABR HS 2019
Peer-reviewed Duchenne muscular dystrophy research (Defense Health Program) $3,200,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – armament systems concepting (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $20,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Peer-reviewed epilepsy research (Defense Health Program) $7,500,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Checkpoint support (Transportation Security Administration – Procurement, Construction, and Improvements) $20,000,000 None ABR HS 2019
Peer-reviewed Gulf War illness research (Defense Health Program) $22,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Weapons and munitions technology – program increase – long range hybrid projectiles (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF S 2019
Peer-reviewed hearing restoration research (Defense Health Program) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF H 2019
Presidential Campaigns and National Special Security Events (United States Secret Service – Operations and Support) $8,994,000 None ABR HS 2019

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