Earmark Database

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.
Year Summary Cost State(s) Status Bill Chamber House Sponsors Senate Sponsors
2024 City of Aledo for Wastewater Expansion Project (Environmental Protection Agency - STAG-Clean Water State Revolving Fund) $808,000 TX INT H Granger
2024 Northwest YMCA Facility - YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth (Department of Housing and Urban Development - Community Development Fund) $5,000,000 TX THUD H Granger
2024 Sid W. Richardson Agricultural Hub and Ready to Learn Resource Center - Tarrant Area Food Bank (Department of Housing and Urban Development - Community Development Fund) $3,000,000 TX THUD H Granger
2024 Southeast Downtown Transit Operations and Street Design - City of Fort Worth (Department of Housing and Urban Development - Community Development Fund) $4,000,000 TX THUD H Granger
2010 Alliance Airport runway extension program (Airport Improvement Program) $750,000 TX THUD Burgess; Granger
2010 Army National Guard UH-60 Rewiring Program (Aircraft Procurement - Army) $8,000,000 TX DEF Granger  
2010 Assistance to Improve Water Quality for Tarrant County (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Operations) $336,000 TX AG Barton (TX); Granger
2010 Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Ft. Worth, TX to enhance collections (Institute of Museum & Library Services - Museums & Libraries) $500,000 TX LABHHS Granger
2010 Central City, Fort Worth, Upper Trinity River basin (Corps of Engineers: Construction) $6,782,000 TX ENERGY Edwards (TX); Granger Hutchison; Cornyn
2010 Central City, Trinity River Vision, Fort Worth (Surface Transportation Priorities) $2,500,000 TX THUD Granger Hutchison; Cornyn
2010 City of Fort Worth for Trinity River Vision land acquisition (Economic Development Initiative) $500,000 TX THUD Granger
2010 CNG Bus Replacement, The Fort Worth T Transportation Authority, Fort Worth (Buses & Bus Facilities) $885,400 TX THUD Barton (TX) ; Granger; Burgess
2010 Community Learning Center, Inc., Ft. Worth, TX for a job training initiative (Labor - Employment and Training Administration) $500,000 TX LABHHS Granger
2010 Field Deployable Hologram Production System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Army) $3,840,000 TX DEF Granger; Conaway  
2010 Flashlight Soldier-to-Soldier Combat Identification System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Defense Wide) $4,500,000 TX DEF Granger; Rodriguez   Cornyn  
2010 Fort Worth NAS/JRB to replace joint base communications building NR $6,170,000 TX MILCON Granger
2010 Fort Worth Transportation Authority Southwest-to-Northeast Rail Corridor (Capital Investment Grants) $4,000,000 TX THUD Granger; Burgess
2010 IH-35W Congestion Relief, Fort Worth (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary) $2,000,000 TX THUD Burgess; Granger Hutchison; Cornyn
2010 Intelligent Energy Control Systems (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Army) $2,400,000 TX DEF Granger  
2010 Interstate-20 Interchanges, Parker County (Interstate Maintenance Discretionary) $500,000 TX THUD Granger
2010 Mobile Firing Range for the Texas National Guard (Other Procurement - Army) $1,500,000 TX DEF Conaway; Granger  
2010 Mobile, Oxygen, Ventilation and External Suction (MOVES) System (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Navy) $2,720,000 TX DEF Granger; Johnson (TX)   Cornyn  
2010 Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Navy) $2,000,000 TX DEF Granger  
2010 National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, State Courts Improvement Initiative (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $500,000 VA COM Bishop (UT); Carter; Gonzalez; Granger; Hirono; Sarbanes; Smith (TX); Wittman Leahy; Bennett; Hutchison; Johnson; Pryor; Kennedy; Hatch; Chambliss; Akaka; Graham; Lincoln; Sanders; Warner; Kaufman
2010 National Council of Juvenile and Family CourtJudges, Reno, Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel: Victims Act Model Courts Project (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $1,875,000 NV COM Granger; Berkley; Conyers; Grijalva; Honda; McDermott; Titus Leahy; Bennett; Landrieu; Reid Hatch; Ensign
2010 NSW Protective Combat Uniform (Operation and Maintenance - Defense Wide) $2,500,000 VA DEF Granger  
2010 Portable Sensor for Toxic Gas Detection (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Army) $2,080,000 CA DEF Granger  
2010 Recovery, Recycle, and Reuse of DOE Metals for DoD Applications (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Defense Wide) $1,920,000 TX DEF Granger  
2010 Remote Aiming and Sighting Optical Retrofit (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Navy) $3,040,000 TX DEF Granger; Johnson (TX)  
2010 Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX for a summer college preparatory program (Education: Elementary and Secondary Education) $443,000 TX LABHHS Granger
2010 Texas AgriLife Extension Service, College Station, TX for a youth obesity prevention initiative (HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) $300,000 TX LABHHS Granger
2010 Texas Engineering Extension Service Texas A&M, San Marcos, ALERRT (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $1,300,000 TX COM Conaway; Granger; Edwards (TX); Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Smith (TX)
2010 Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, Ft. Worth, TX for facilities and equipment (HHS - HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $300,000 TX LABHHS Granger
2010 Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX for facilities and equipment (HHS - HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $650,000 TX LABHHS Granger; Burgess
2010 Upper Trinity River basin (Corps of Engineers: General Investigation) $269,000 TX ENERGY Barton (TX); Burgess; Granger
2010 Vision Integrating Strategies in Ophthalmology and Neurochemistry (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Army) $3,200,000 TX DEF Granger   Cornyn  
2010 Women In Military Service for America Memorial (General Provisions) $1,600,000 VA DEF Richardson; Bordallo; Granger; Schakowsky  
2009 Air Force Plant 4 (AFP 4) Physical Security Enhancements (Other Procurement - Air Force) $2,072,000 TX DEF Granger
2009 Alliance Airport, Runway Extension (Airport Improvement Program) $1,757,500 TX THUD Granger; Burgess
2009 America SCORES America SCORES Fort Worth Expansion New York (Juvenile Justice) $150,000 NY COM Granger, Kay
2009 AN/AVS-7 Day Heads-Up Display (DayHUD) (Aircraft Procurement - Navy) $5,000,000 None DEF Granger Bond
2009 Assistance to Improve Water Quality for Tarrant County (Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Operations) $336,000 TX AG Granger, Kay
2009 Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation (GIU (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Marine Corps) $1,520,000 TX DEF Granger, Carter
2009 Central City, Fort Worth, Upper Trinity River basin (Corps of Engineers: Construction) $6,000,000 TX ENERGY Burgess, Michael Co; Edwards Chet; Granger, Kay Hutchison, Cornyn
2009 City of Fort Worth for property acquisition that will be needed to construct various components of the trinity River Vision economic development project (Economic Development Initiative) $285,000 TX THUD Granger
2009 City of White Settlement White Settlement Emergency Management, Police, and Fire Department Interoperable Communications Project White Settlement (Byrne Discretionary Grants) $500,000 TX COM Granger, Kay
2009 CNG Bus Replacement, Fort Worth Transportation Authority (Buses and Bus Facilities) $1,425,000 TX THUD Granger; Burgess; Barton
2009 Cook Children's Medical Center, Ft. Worth, for facilities and equipment (HHS - HRSA Health Facilities and Services) $666,000 TX LABHHS Granger, Kay Hutchison
2009 Emergency Satellite Communications Packages (JISCC) (Operation and Maintenance - Army Reserve National Guard) $2,800,000 None DEF Granger Cornyn
2009 Enhanced Holographic Imager (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation - Army) $2,480,000 None DEF Conaway, Granger Cornyn

Legend

Status
ABR - Above president's budget request
NBR - No budget request by president
Chamber
C - Inserted in conference committee
H - Inserted in the House
S - Inserted in the Senate
HS - Inserted in the House and Senate
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


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