( CNN ) -- So much for a `` clean '' bill . The measure passed by Congress to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling also contains some goodies and gifts tucked into the 35-page bill . There 's more money -- a lot more -- for a dam project on the Ohio River and millions of cash for Colorado flooding repair projects . And the wealthy widow of a late U.S. senator will receive a year 's pay as a death benefit . You have to hand it to a Congress that finds no bill is off limits for pork . It 's over for now . `` These people are like alcoholics . They ca n't resist taking a drink . It 's ridiculous . It 's absolutely ridiculous , '' said Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona to the Daily Beast , referring to the dam project . `` It shows that there are people in this body who are willing to use any occasion to get an outrageous pork-barrel project done at the cost of millions and millions of dollars . It 's disgusting . '' Here are five most surprising provisions to the bill : . 1 . RIVER PROJECT . Kentucky kickback ? : $ 2.2 billion . That 's the amount in additional cash authorized for a project that involved a dam and decades-old locks on a river that flows through Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell 's home state of Kentucky . Sounds kinda fishy , but a Democratic senate aid and a Republican senator say it 's on the level . The aide tells CNN that McConnell did n't push for the project to be included . And Sen. Lamar Alexander , who 's a key figure on the committee that oversees what water projects get what money , says he and another senator asked for the cash . He tells CNN 's Chris Frates the new money -- which more than triples the original $ 775 million -- will save the federal government many millions because contracts wo n't be canceled due to work stoppages . Still , the Senate Conservatives Fund calls the money a `` Kentucky Kickback . '' What 's open for business again . 2 . FLOOD RECOVERY FUNDS . Bridge to somewhere : This one 's a lot less controversial than the river project money . Congress OK 'd $ 450 million for rebuilding projects in flood-struck areas of Colorado . That 's well over the limit of $ 100 million for the Department of Transportation as allowed in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act . Wednesday 's authorization used similar language to a bill that died last month after the House declined to vote on it , according to Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado . He said Coloradans had been resilient , but they needed the money because `` it 's time to let us get to work '' rebuilding roads and bridges wiped out by overflowing rivers . Nine things we missed during the shutdown . 3 . LATE SENATOR 'S WIDOW . For decades of service : Frank Lautenberg served in the Senate for almost 30 years . He died in June of viral pneumonia . This nation owed him a great deal . Congress has almost always approved a death benefit gift to the family equal to one year 's salary , which they provided for Lautenberg 's widow , Bonnie , in the bill . The thing is ... Lautenberg was one of the richest members of Congress and was worth more than $ 59 million as of 2011 , according to The Hill . You can see why some people think it might not be a terrible thing to forgo $ 174,000 to the family . 4 . OTHER WINNERS . Ssssh , we 're getting a big check : There were more agencies that got big money in the bill . Agencies that fight wildfires could get as much as $ 636 million , depending on how bad it gets in the next year . The mine safety department is getting a bump in the fees it can keep , a $ 1 million increase to $ 2.49 million . A watchdog group meant to guard Americans ' right to privacy against overreach by government cyberintelligence will get $ 3.1 million , which they could use considering the year they 've had dealing with revelations about the super-secret National Security Agency 's programs . The Hill , a political newspaper , reports that 's double the top amount the five-member panel has been given before . 5 . SAME PAY FOR CONGRESS . No raise this year : Down on page 20 of the bill , it says there will be no cost of living adjustment for members of Congress for the next year . Actually , it 's not that surprising . Congressional pay has held steady for years . They last received a raise four years ago . And you thought you had it rough . Wait , you do n't make $ 174,000 a year ? Key points of the new debt deal .
Act includes billions for a project in the home state of one of the bill 's negotiators . Congress also put in money for flood-damaged areas , future wildfire fighting . A rich widow who was married to senator who died in office to get $ 174,000 . Congress wo n't get cost of living bump to their checks .