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The bipartisan spending package President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday also advances several Community Project Funding requests from Iowa’s U.S. House Republicans.

Community Project Funding — the revived “earmark” process — allows members of Congress to steer federal dollars toward specific state, local or nonprofit projects in their districts, provided the projects are “shovel-ready,” tied to an existing federal authorization and demonstrate community support. Each House member may submit up to 15 requests, though there is no guarantee any will be funded.

Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee — including its subcom

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