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
Special operations advanced technology – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $29,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Special equipment for user testing – program increase (Other Procurement – Army) $6,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Joint Strike Fighter – program increase – two additional aircraft for the Navy and two additional aircraft for the Marine Corps (Aircraft Procurement – Navy) $500,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Department of Defense corrosion program (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) $10,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
H-1 Series – program increase – H-1 readiness (Aircraft Procurement – Navy) $23,400,000 None ABR DEF 2017
LCAC SLEP – program increase (Shipbuilding and Conversion – Navy) $80,300,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed alcohol and substance abuse disorders research (Defense Health Program) $4,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Standard boats – program increase (Other Procurement – Navy) $16,400,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Medical support equipment – program increase – expeditionary medical facilities (Other Procurement – Navy) $7,831,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed ALS research (Defense Health Program) $7,500,000 None ABR DEF 2017
C-130J – program increase – two additional aircraft for Air National Guard (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $160,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
UH-1N replacement – program increase (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $75,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed Alzheimer research (Defense Health Program) $15,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Civil Air Patrol (CAP) aircraft – program increase (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $7,700,000 None ABR DEF 2017
F-15 – program increase – F-15E AESA radars (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $45,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed autism research (Defense Health Program) $7,500,000 None ABR DEF 2017
C-130 – program increase – eight-blade propeller upgrade (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $16,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
C-130 – program increase – electronic propeller control system (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $13,500,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed bone marrow failure disease research (Defense Health Program) $3,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
C-130 – program increase – engine enhancement program (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $41,500,000 None ABR DEF 2017
C-130 – program increase – C-130H modernization (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $25,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed breast cancer research (Defense Health Program) $120,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
E-8 – program increase – PME-DMS (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $19,700,000 None ABR DEF 2017
F-16 post production support – program increase – F-16 mission training center simulators (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $24,800,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Peer-reviewed cancer research (Defense Health Program) $60,000,000 None ABR DEF 2017
General information technology – program increase – cybersecurity training (Other Procurement – Air Force) $8,900,000 None ABR DEF 2017
Offshore Patrol Cutter (Coast Guard) $70,500,000 None ABR HS 2016
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $56,000,000 None ABR HS 2016
Continuing Training Grants/Center for Homeland Defense and Security (Federal Emergency Management Agency) $11,521,000 None ABR HS 2016
University programs (Science and Technology) $8,724,000 None ABR HS 2016
Heritage Partnership Programs (National Park Service – National Recreation and Preservation) $9,869,000 None ABR INT 2016
Alaska Native villages (Environmental Protection Agency – State and Tribal Assistance Grants) $10,000,000 AK ABR INT 2016
Public Health and Preventive Medicine programs (Health Resources and Services Administration – Health Workforce) $4,000,000 None ABR LABHHS 2016
Rural Hospital Flexibility Grants (Health Resources and Services Administration – Rural Health) $15,409,000 None ABR LABHHS 2016
Alzheimer's Disease Demonstrations (Administration for Community Living – Aging and Disability Services Programs) $1,000,000 None ABR LABHHS 2016
Fund for the Improvement of Education (Department of Education – Innovation and Improvement) $163,889,000 None ABR LABHHS 2016
House of Representatives – House office buildings (Architect of the Capitol) $84,680,000 DC ABR LEG 2016
The Asia Foundation (International Commissions) $5,000,000 DC ABR FOROP 2016
East-West Center (International Commissions) $5,900,000 HI ABR FOROP 2016
National Endowment for Democracy (International Commissions) $66,550,000 DC ABR FOROP 2016
Inter-American Foundation (Independent Agencies) $4,400,000 DC ABR FOROP 2016
Advanced materials/structural safety (Airport and Airway Trust Fund – Research, Engineering, and Development) $3,784,000 None ABR THUD 2016
Economic Impact Initiative Grants (Rural Community Facilities Program) $5,778,000 None NBR AG 2016
Delta Regional Authority (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) $3,000,000 Multi-State NBR AG 2016
High energy cost grants (Rural Utilities Service) $10,000,000 None NBR AG 2016
STARBASE program increase (Civil Military Programs) (Operations and Maintenance – Defense-Wide) $25,000,000 None NBR DEF 2016
Impact aid (Operations and Maintenance – Defense-Wide) $30,000,000 None NBR DEF 2016
Impact aid for children with disabilities (Operations and Maintenance – Defense-Wide) $5,000,000 None NBR DEF 2016
CV-22 – fully fund one additional aircraft for attrition reserve (Aircraft Procurement – Air Force) $64,500,000 None NBR DEF 2016
Endurance UAV – program increase (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) $5,000,000 None NBR DEF 2016

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