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
Brown tree snake (Departmental Offices – Assistance to Territories) $663,000 None ABR INT 2018
Weapons and munitions technology – railgun weapon technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $25,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Combat vehicle automotive technology – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $6,000,000 None NBR DEF 2018
National programs: apprenticeship programs (Employment and Training Administration) $55,171,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
Rural health research/policy development (Health Resources and Services Administration) $4,351,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
Electronics and electronic devices – silicon carbide electronics research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $16,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Flood control (Corps of Engineers – Investigations) $5,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Black lung clinics (Health Resources and Services Administration) $3,247,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
Telehealth (Health Resources and Services Administration) $13,500,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
Environmental quality technology – explosive ordnance disposal (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $5,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Shore protection (Corps of Engineers – Investigations) $2,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (National Institutes of Health) $419,997,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
GEAR UP (Higher Education) $131,000,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
Environmental quality technology – environmental containment sensors (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $6,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Navigation (Corps of Engineers – Investigations) $6,607,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Institute of Museum and Library Services (Corporation for National and Community Service) $217,000,000 None ABR LABHHS 2018
International fisheries commissions (International Commissions) $12,485,000 None ABR FOROP 2018
Medical advanced technology – peer-reviewed neurotoxin exposure treatment Parkinson's research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $16,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Environmental restoration or compliance (Corps of Engineers – Investigations) $1,500,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
National Endowment for Democracy (International Commissions) $66,500,000 DC ABR FOROP 2018
Inter-American Foundation (Independent Agencies) $17,935,000 None ABR FOROP 2018
Medical advanced technology – peer-reviewed neurofibromatosis research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Flood control (Corps of Engineers – Construction) $180,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Advanced materials/structural safety (Airport and Airway Trust Fund – Research, Engineering, and Development) $6,162,000 None ABR THUD 2018
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development (Processing, Research, and Marketing – Office of the Secretary) $800,000 None NBR AG 2018
Weapons and munitions advanced technology – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $42,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Shore protection (Corps of Engineers – Construction) $50,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Grassroots source water protection program (Farm Production Programs) $6,500,000 None NBR AG 2018
Rural community development initiative (Rural Housing Service) $4,000,000 None NBR AG 2018
High Performance Computing Modernization program (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $39,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Navigation (Corps of Engineers – Construction) $337,130,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Economic impact initiative grants (Rural Housing Service) $5,778,000 None NBR AG 2018
Tribal college grants (Rural Housing Service) $4,000,000 None NBR AG 2018
Army missile defense systems integration – integrated environmental control and power (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $14,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Environmental restoration or compliance (Corps of Engineers – Construction) $35,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Guaranteed business and industry subsidy (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) $37,342,000 None NBR AG 2018
Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) $6,000,000 Multi-State NBR AG 2018
Threat simulator development – integrated threat force (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $9,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Environmental infrastructure (Corps of Engineers – Construction) $70,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Cooperative development – Rural Cooperative Development Grants (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) $5,800,000 None NBR AG 2018
Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas – Rural Cooperative Development Grants (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) $2,750,000 None NBR AG 2018
Munitions standardization, effectiveness and safety – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) $14,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Aquatic plant control program (Corps of Engineers – Construction) $11,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
Circuit rider program (Rural Utilities Service) $19,000,000 None NBR AG 2018
Solid waste management grants (Rural Utilities Service) $4,000,000 None NBR AG 2018
Force protection applied research – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $25,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018
Dredging (Corps of Engineers – Mississippi River and Tributaries) $5,000,000 None NBR ENERGY 2018
High energy cost grants (Rural Utilities Service) $10,000,000 None NBR AG 2018
Geographic disadvantaged farmers (General Provisions) $1,996,000 None NBR AG 2018
Force protection applied research – program increase – alternative energy research (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) $25,000,000 None ABR DEF 2018

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