Solomon P. Ortiz
Earmarks
Solomon P. Ortiz sponsored or co-sponsored 21 earmarks totalling $32,950,000 in fiscal year 2010, ranking 121st out of 435 representatives. To learn more about earmarks, visit our Earmarks section.
Earmark Dollars By Location
Location | Total |
---|---|
Robstown, TX | $10,700,000 |
Kingsville Naval Air Station, TX | $4,470,000 |
no town given, TX | $3,390,000 |
no town given, AZ; HI; LA; MA; MS; SC; TX | $2,908,000 |
All Others | $2,551,000 |
El Paso, TX | $2,500,000 |
Washington, DC | $2,400,000 |
Corpus Christi, TX | $1,871,000 |
no town given, NM; TX | $1,160,000 |
Ingleside, TX | $1,000,000 |
Earmarks details
The table lists all earmarks sponsored by this member alone or in concert with other members of Congress. The table also includes information about the specified recipients of the earmark and their contributions to this member. Some earmarks don't identify a recipient while others have multiple recipients. In the case of multiple recipients, the same earmark is listed for each recipient. As a result, you cannot count the items or add up all the figures in the table to obtain the total number of earmarks or total cost of the earmarks for the member. National earmarks sponsored by this member along with other members of Congress and/or the president are not included.
The "Indivs" column represents contributions to the lawmaker by employees of the earmark recipient and their families. "PACs" shows contributions from the recipient's political action committee. "Lobbying" represents total lobbying expenditures made by the earmark recipient during the year when budget bills were under consideration (during 2009 for the FY10 bills, for example).
Note: Earmarks were banned by Congress in February 2011. The ban has not been lifted.
Description | Bill | Amount Earmarks | Individuals | PACs | Lobbying |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility Robstown, TX |
Military Construction | $10,200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Solar Panel Array Kingsville Naval Air Station, TX |
Military Construction | $4,470,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Shrimp Aquaculture, AZ, HI, LA, MA, MS, SC, TX AZ; HI; LA; MA; MS; SC; TX |
Ag-Rural Development-FDA | $2,908,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Brownsville The cities of El Paso and Brownsville for water and wastewater infrastructure El Paso, TX |
Interior | $2,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
US Navy Navy Ship Disposal-Carrier Demonstration Project Washington, DC |
Defense | $2,400,000 | $250 | $0 | $0 |
Texas National Guard Marksmanship Skills Trainer TX |
Defense | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
New Mexico State University Efficient Irrigation, NM, TX NM; TX |
Ag-Rural Development-FDA | $1,160,000 | $0 | $0 | $120,000 |
Texas A&M AgriLIFE Research Center Efficient Irrigation, NM, TX NM; TX |
Ag-Rural Development-FDA | $1,160,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Ingleside Local Redevelopment Authority Naval Station Ingleside Redevelopment Ingleside, TX |
Defense | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Corpus Christi Ship Channel, TX Corpus Christi, TX |
Energy and Water | $921,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Mission Technologies Buster/ Blacklight UAV Development TX |
Defense | $800,000 | $0 | $0 | $40,000 |
Our Military Kids Our Military Kids McLean, VA |
Defense | $800,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
National Marine Fisheries Service Shrimp Industry Fishing Effort Research Continuation Silver Spring, MD |
Commerce-Justice-Science | $700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Corpus Christi Regional Intermodal Transit Facility, Robstown, TX Corpus Christi, TX |
Transportation-Housing and Urban Development | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
City of Robstown, TX Robstown, TX |
Homeland Security | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX for facilities and equipment Brownsville, TX |
Labor-HHS-Education | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
International Arid Lands Consortium, AZ AZ |
Ag-Rural Development-FDA | $401,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Robstown Inland Port-Street Improvement, TX TX |
Transportation-Housing and Urban Development | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
National Wildlife Research Station, Texas A&M TX |
Ag-Rural Development-FDA | $290,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Texas A&M University/Corpus Christi Texas A&M Adjudicated Youth Program Corpus Christi, TX |
Commerce-Justice-Science | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Corpus Christi Independent School District, Corpus Christi, TX for its South Texas School Literacy Project Corpus Christi, TX |
Labor-HHS-Education | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
University of Texas/Brownsville University of Texas at Brownsville, TX Global Marketing and Logistics Certification Program Brownsville, TX |
Financial Services | $150,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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