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On this page you can access preliminary information on earmarks in the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2009 as they move through the legislative process to become law.
During the FY 2009 appropriations process, federal departments and agencies are providing information on the number and cost of earmarks by appropriations bills. Identifying earmarks does not reflect agency decisions to commit, obligate, or expend funds on those earmarks. The "count" is the number of earmarks identified by the agency in the bill and report, or through other communication. The "amount" is the total value of the earmarks in the bill, in thousands of dollars. The "Date Published" is the date that amounts, counts, and supporting citation information were last modified.
Note: These estimates were developed with limited access to information and often under a tight timeline dictated by the legislative process. For most accounts, the estimates include links to detail listings of earmarks with descriptions, funding by stage, Congressional sponsors, and supporting citations. In some cases, account estimates are only supported by a PDF that explains the basis of the Agency estimates; these estimates will be updated at a later date with a detail listing of earmarks. These estimates may differ from those of other entities due to differences in the definition of an earmark used by that entity. Definitions used by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate can be found in the Rules sections of their respective websites.
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| Last Updated: July 30, 2009 (Changes from last update) |
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