On this page you can find information on earmarks in 2008 appropriations bills as they moved through the legislative process to become law.

During the FY 2008 appropriations process, federal departments and agencies provided information on the number and cost of earmarks by appropriations bills. 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.

Note: These estimates were developed with limited access to information and often under a tight timeline dictated by the legislative process. For each account, the agency has provided a PDF file that explains the basis for the estimates. In addition, these estimates may differ from those of other entities due to differences in the definition of an earmark used by that entity. To see definitions used by the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, click here.

Click on the Appropriations Bill title to view the agencies with earmarks in a particular bill.

Additional detail information on FY 2008 enacted earmarks will be available in Spring 2008.

Appropriations Bill	Earmark	2005 Baseline	FY 2008 House Committee	FY 2008 House Floor	FY 2008 Senate Committee	FY 2008 Senate Floor	FY 2008 Conference
Agriculture	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	852 636,880 31-May-2007	327 310,062 21-Aug-2007	324 308,529 21-Aug-2007	310 240,716 05-Oct-2007		526 352,415 18-Jan-2008
Commerce, Justice, Science	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	1,277 1,360,918 31-May-2007	1,141 381,175 18-Jan-2008	1,141 381,175 18-Jan-2008	635 727,374 18-Jan-2008	635 735,374 18-Jan-2008	1,743 1,006,243 18-Jan-2008
Defense (Military)	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	2,505 8,386,730 31-May-2007	1,376 4,799,257 18-Jan-2008	1,376 4,799,257 18-Jan-2008	920 4,142,880 18-Jan-2008	945 4,281,780 18-Jan-2008	2,092 6,656,349 18-Jan-2008
Energy and Water Development	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	973 1,290,161 31-May-2007	4 41,724 24-Jul-2007	698 968,579 05-Oct-2007	1,355 3,294,241 05-Oct-2007		1,806 3,749,233 18-Jan-2008
State and Foreign Operations	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	90 307,535 31-May-2007	1 10,000 24-Jul-2007	1 10,000 24-Jul-2007	4 24,400 24-Jul-2007	4 24,400 05-Oct-2007	4 22,795 18-Jan-2008
Financial Services and Gen Gov	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	201 177,329 31-May-2007	137 38,286 24-Jul-2007	136 38,157 24-Jul-2007	91 347,813 24-Jul-2007		202 226,240 18-Jan-2008
Homeland Security	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	7 27,900 31-May-2007			21 383,179 18-Jan-2008	22 385,179 18-Jan-2008	132 537,480 18-Jan-2008
Interior and Environment	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	1,353 963,727 31-May-2007	225 201,000 24-Jul-2007	233 206,415 08-Aug-2007	378 424,346 24-Jul-2007		556 403,024 18-Jan-2008
Labor, HHS, Education	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	3,060 1,279,606 31-May-2007	1,348 379,215 08-Aug-2007	1,348 379,215 08-Aug-2007	1,055 643,440 18-Jan-2008	1,058 645,290 18-Jan-2008	2,439 955,345 18-Jan-2008
Military Construction and VA *	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	132 952,686 31-May-2007			59 559,339 28-Jan-2008	59 559,339 28-Jan-2008	191 1,181,061 28-Jan-2008
Transportation and HUD	Count Amount ($K) Date Published	3,041 3,559,376 31-May-2007	1,398 813,597 18-Jan-2008	1,398 813,597 18-Jan-2008	788 1,472,482 18-Jan-2008	790 1,862,482 18-Jan-2008	2,046 1,781,754 18-Jan-2008

^*The Military Construction and VA bill total does not include a provision that prohibits the disposal or transfer of property at the West Los Angeles Medical Center by the Department of Veterans Affairs, resulting in an estimated $4 billion loss of receipts, because conventional budget scoring would not include the amount in the discretionary appropriations total.