As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Murphy accepts requests for Congressionally Directed Spending. You can find a list of the requests that I have submitted to the Appropriations Committee for consideration in Fiscal Year 2024 below:
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Financial Services and General Government
- Homeland Security
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies - (no requests for FY2024)
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
On January 29, 2024, Senators Murphy and Blumenthal submitted a request for a recipient change pertaining to a project included in their FY2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding request.
The details of that request are disclosed here.
Congressionally Directed Spending requests must meet a number of different standards. First, all requests must comply with Senate Rule XLIV. In addition, the Senate Appropriations Committee has imposed new restrictions that will govern the Congressionally Direct Spending process. Under these rules, for-profit entities are not eligible to receive Congressionally Directed Spending and only certain accounts are eligible for Congressionally Directed Spending requests. Finally, Congressionally Directed Spending is capped at one percent of all discretionary spending so not all eligible projects can be awarded funding. Please note that Congressionally Directed Spending requests will also be made public and that these requests may be subject to audit by the Government Accountability Office.