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Federal spending in PA-07: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district received $5.2B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $6,689 for each of its 771,318 residents.
That is below the Pennsylvania rate of $20,939 per resident (32% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 10 of 17 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 90% direct payments.
Obligations were about level on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $20B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B) and Department of Defense ($891M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $270M
- Grants $243M
- Direct payments $4.6B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $538K
- Other assistance $4.3M
| Per resident | This district | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $6,689 | $20,939 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $350 | $1,839 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $315 | $3,910 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $6,018 | $15,191 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$21 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $6 | $20 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 10 of 17 in state · 175 of 436 US | 10 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orasure Technologies Inc | $480M | 3% |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | $432M | 2% |
| 3 | Mack Defense LLC | $344M | 2% |
| 4 | Olympus America Inc | $246M | 1% |
| 5 | Lehigh University | $123M | 1% |
| 6 | Allentown Housing Authority | $106M | 1% |
| 7 | Northampton County Area Community College | $69M | 0% |
| 8 | Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority | $68M | 0% |
| 9 | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc | $64M | 0% |
| 10 | Lehigh County Housing Authority | $58M | 0% |
| 11 | Bethlehem Housing Authority | $58M | 0% |
| 12 | PPL Electric Utilities Corporation | $53M | 0% |
| 13 | Community Services for Children Inc | $51M | 0% |
| 14 | Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation | $51M | 0% |
| 15 | Allentown City Hall | $46M | 0% |
| 16 | Housing Authority of City of Easton | $36M | 0% |
| 17 | Lehigh Carbon Community College | $33M | 0% |
| 18 | Northampton County Housing Authority | $28M | 0% |
| 19 | Lehigh University | $27M | 0% |
| 20 | Carbon County Housing Authority | $22M | 0% |
| 21 | Eeg, Inc. | $21M | 0% |
| 22 | Moravian University | $20M | 0% |
| 23 | Valley Youth House Committee, Inc. | $20M | 0% |
| 24 | County of Northampton | $19M | 0% |
| 25 | Lafayette College | $13M | 0% |
A further $17B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orasure Technologies Inc | Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency | ContractDelivery Order | $54M | 22 Dec 2022 | USAspending |
| PPL Electric Utilities Corporation | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $49M | 30 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
| Mack Defense LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $46M | 27 Apr 2026 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $43M | 13 Feb 2024 | USAspending |
| Mack Defense LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $41M | 26 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Mack Defense LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $41M | 26 Jun 2025 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | $41M | 10 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Community Services for Children Inc | Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantProject Grant (B) | $40M | 19 Mar 2024 | USAspending |
| Mack Defense LLC | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | ContractDelivery Order | $39M | 27 Apr 2026 | USAspending |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation | Department of TransportationFederal Highway Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $32M | 3 Sep 2024 | USAspending |
Counties in the district
- Carbon County 100% of county area
- Lehigh County 100% of county area
- Northampton County 100% of county area
- Monroe County 12% of county area
Other districts in Pennsylvania
- PA-01 $6,392
- PA-02 $828
- PA-03 $2,995
- PA-04 $8,336
- PA-05 $8,564
- PA-06 $4,911
- PA-08 $8,694
- PA-09 $7,797
- PA-10 $143,125
- PA-11 $4,690
- PA-12 $10,929
- PA-13 $8,054
- PA-14 $5,354
- PA-15 $7,278
- PA-16 $7,319
- PA-17 $2,344
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district?
$5.2B in award obligations in FY2026 and $20B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$6,689 per resident in FY2026 (population 771,318), against $20,939 for Pennsylvania and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Orasure Technologies Inc ($480M), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ($432M), Mack Defense LLC ($344M), Olympus America Inc ($246M) and Lehigh University ($123M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($16B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($1.2B), Department of Defense ($891M), Department of Housing and Urban Development ($509M) and Department of Transportation ($503M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.