Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (
-Texas, 15th) In Office - Earmarks Requested
| Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2009 | Number | Cost |
| Solo Earmarks | 16 | $28,283,938 |
| With Other Members | 20 | $119,587,500 |
| All Sponsored Earmarks | 36 | $147,871,438 |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Additional Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2008 |
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (Homeland Security) |
$88,000,000 |
President Rep. Richard Baker ( -LA)Rep. Joe Barton ( -TX)Rep. Kevin Brady ( -TX)...more |
Unknown Location | |
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2009 |
Center for Civic Education for two programs - We the People and Cooperative Education Exchange - that are authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education program (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$25,095,000
|
Sen. Timothy Johnson ( -SD)Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy ( -MA)Sen. Ron Wyden ( -OR)...more |
California | |
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2009 |
Reading is Fundamental authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$24,803,000
|
Sen. John Warner ( -VA)Rep. Hank Johnson ( -GA)Rep. John Sarbanes ( -MD)...more |
Washington, District of Columbia | |
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2008 |
Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge, Land Point of Entry (Financial Services) |
$23,284,000 | No additional sponsors indicated | Texas | |
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2009 |
Kika de le Gam Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Weslaco, TX (Agriculture and Rural Development-FDA) |
$8,688,000 |
Sen. Tom Harkin ( -IA) |
Weslaco, Texas | |
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2009 |
National Council on Economic Education for the Cooperative Education Exchange program, which is authorized in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as part of the Civic Education Program (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$5,019,000 |
Sen. Timothy Johnson ( -SD)Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy ( -MA)Sen. Ron Wyden ( -OR)...more |
New York, New York | |
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2009 |
Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$4,965,000
|
Rep. William "Lacy" Clay Jr. ( -MO)Rep. Russ Carnahan ( -MO)Rep. Hank Johnson ( -GA)...more |
Unknown Location | |
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2009 |
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation Program (Energy & Water) |
$4,000,000 |
President Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison ( -TX)Rep. Ciro Rodriguez ( -TX)Rep. Chet Edwards ( -TX)...more |
Texas | |
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2008 |
Housing Assistance Council, for nationwide capacity building, outreach and training (Transportation and Housing & Urban Development) |
$2,940,000
|
Rep. Geoff Davis ( -KY)Rep. Joe Knollenberg ( -MI)Rep. John Olver ( -MA)...more |
Unknown Location | |
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2008 |
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources (Energy & Water) |
$2,706,000 |
President Rep. Chet Edwards ( -TX)Rep. Solomon Ortiz ( -TX)Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison ( -TX)...more |
Texas | |
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