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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Sen. Richard Shelby (-Alabama) - Earmarks Requested
In Office
Alternate Name: Richard Craig Shelby

 
AllSoloWith Other Members
* Numbers other than "All Sponsored Earmarks" do not include earmarks requested by the president to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 Number Cost
Solo Earmarks                     202 $426,234,050
With Other Members          235 $496,533,900
All Congressional                437 $922,767,950
All Sponsored Earmarks      451* $1,315,957,950*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Additional Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2009 On-Board Vehicle Power Systems Development
(Defense)
$2,400,000 No additional sponsors indicated Unknown Location
View earmark details 2009 Autonomous Cargo Acquisition for Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Rep. Robert Aderholt (-AL)
Rep. Bud Cramer (-AL)
Huntsville, Alabama
View earmark details 2009 PATRIOT Tactical Command Station (TCS)/ Battery Command Post (BCP)
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Sen. Jeff Sessions (-AL) Unknown Location
View earmark details 2009 Radiation Hardening Initiative
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Rep. Robert Aderholt (-AL)
Rep. Bud Cramer (-AL)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (-AL)
...more
Huntsville, Alabama
View earmark details 2009 Advanced Commercial Technology Insertion for Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Rep. Terry Everett (-AL) Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
View earmark details 2009 Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Technology Demonstration
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Rep. Robert Aderholt (-AL)
Rep. Terry Everett (-AL)
Sen. Roger Wicker (-MS)
...more
Alabama
View earmark details 2008 Automated ID Technology Life Cycle Asset Management for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(Defense)
$2,400,000 No additional sponsors indicated Unknown Location
View earmark details 2008 AHW BMC2 HWIL Technology Demonstration
(Defense)
$2,400,000 Sen. Trent Lott (-MS) Unknown Location
View earmark details 2009 Low Cost Interceptor
(Defense)
$2,400,000 No additional sponsors indicated Unknown Location
View earmark details 2010 Remote Monitoring and Troubleshooting Project
(Defense)
$2,320,000 Rep. Robert Aderholt (-AL)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (-AL)
Alabama Intergraph Corp.
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