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
2021 Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission (Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development) $9,000,000 Multi-State NBR AG
2020 Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission (Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development) $9,000,000 Multi-State NBR AG
2019 Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission (Rural Housing Service) $8,000,000 Multi-State NBR AG
2018 Appalachian Regional Commission (Independent Agencies) $128,340,000 Multi-State ABR ENERGY
2018 Delta Regional Authority and Appalachian Regional Commission (Rural Business-Cooperative Service) $6,000,000 Multi-State NBR AG
2017 Appalachian Regional Commission (Independent Agencies) $32,000,000 Multi-State ABR ENERGY
2016 Appalachian Regional Commission (Independent Agencies) $51,000,000 Multi-State ABR ENERGY
2015 Appalachian Regional Commission (Independent Agencies) $21,800,000 Multi-State ABR ENERGY
2014 Appalachian Regional Commission $15,699,000 Multi-State ABR ENERGY
2008 Bluegrass Pride water projects (Appalachian Regional Commission) $984,000 KY NBR ENERGY H Chandler
1995 Corridor construction (Appalachian Regional Commission) $35,000,000 AL ENERGY C
1995 Corridor F (Appalachian Regional Commission) $2,000,000 KY ENERGY C
1995 Corridor G (Appalachian Regional Commission) $20,000,000 KY ENERGY C
1995 Corridor H (Appalachian Regional Commission) $75,000,000 WV ENERGY S

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