4th Quarter - Report

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY for GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,390,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation (H.R. 9, S. 1137); STRONG Patents Act of 2015 (S. 632); PARTS Act (H.R. 1057, S.560).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
SEAN FINNERTY —
JIM KILEY —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 1057 (114th), S. 560 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), S. 632 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Railroad Issues/Regulations; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; MOVE Freight Act of 2015 (H.R. 198); Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 (H.R. 679); Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S.808). Transportation Reauthorization DRIVE Act (S. 1647); Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (H.R. 22).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
STEPHEN G GEHRING —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
JIM KILEY —
HARRY M LIGHTSEY —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 679 (114th), S. 808 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), H.R. 198 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Distracted Driving; Dept. of Transportation Vehicle Safety Issues; Administration Highway Bill (The Grow America Act); Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (S.766); Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act (H.R. 22).

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th), S. 766 (114th)

Automotive Industry AUT

Auto Industry Issues (including sharing information about GM facilities, products, community programs and progress on GM restructuring, and responding to congressional inquiries concerning GM restructuring); Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015 (S.565); Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act of 2015 (H.R. 679); Wi-Fi Innovation Act (H.R. 821), (S. 424); Vehicle Safety Improvement Act of 2015 (H.R. 1181); FOCUS Act of 2015 (H.R. 1392); Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act (S. 304); RECALL Act (S.617); Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (S.766). Cybersecurity Legislation (S.754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731). Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770). Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2015 (H.R. 2154); Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 (S. 1499, H.R. 910); Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 (S. 1467); Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015 (H.R. 2702, S. 1535); A bill to provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes (S. 1298). SPY Car Act of 2015 (S. 1806)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2154 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 821 (114th), S. 424 (114th), H.R. 1392 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 565 (114th), S. 1298 (114th), S. 1535 (114th), S. 1806 (114th), S. 617 (114th), H.R. 1181 (114th), S. 766 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 304 (114th), H.R. 679 (114th), H.R. 2702 (114th), H.R. 910 (114th), S. 1499 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 1467 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General discussions of proposed budgets and possible impact on GM and Automotive industry; Transportation, Energy & Water, DOD Appropriations; Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2029).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General discussion of transportation and infrastructure funding, electric vehicles and impact of proposed fuel standards.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
DANIEL A. TURTON —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, APEC; Border Trade Issues; Global Market Access Issues; U.S. Asia Trade; U.S. Latin America Trade. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union; Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295); Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities & Accountability Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314); Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
DANIEL A. TURTON —
BRAD G WELLING —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th)

Education EDU

Student Success Act (H.R. 5, S. 1177).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SEAN FINNERTY —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1177 (114th), H.R. 5 (114th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Issues, including harmonizing tariff schedule on certain automotive parts. Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1295).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
DANIEL A. TURTON —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1295 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of P.L. 111-203 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act as it relates to Auto Financing (including Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act (H.R. 601); Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015 (S. 423); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205, S. 961).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JIM KILEY —
CHERIE WILSON —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 423 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 601 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform, utilization of AMT credits; Extension of R&D tax credit; Consumer incentives for alternative technologies. Extension and expansion of the alternative simplified research and development tax credit (H.R. 880). To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation (H.R. 2510), (S. 1660); Modification of IRS section 30(D); issues related to tax reform including international tax reform; Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act (S.1127, H.R. 2103).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2103 (114th), S. 1660 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), S. 1127 (114th)

Retirement RET

Increases to PBGC premiums and proposals regarding the treatment of ERISA plans under the swaps and derivatives provisions of P.L.111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
SEAN FINNERTY —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Health Issues HCR

General issues regarding health care related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Excise tax on high-cost, employer sponsored health plans; Save American Workers Act of 2015 (H.R. 30).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
SEAN FINNERTY —
JIM KILEY —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 30 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; tailpipe emissions proposed Tier 3 rule; Toxic Substances Control Act Reform (S.697), (S.725); American Mineral Security Act of 2015 (S.883); Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015 (H.R. 309). TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
STEPHEN G GEHRING —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
DANIEL A. TURTON —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 883 (114th), S. 725 (114th), H.R. 309 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; Assessment of Mid-level Ethanol Blends (H.R. 21); Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act (H.R. 434); Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act (H.R. 703); RFS Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 704); Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015 (S.577); Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 (S.889).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
ANDREW YORK —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: S. 577 (114th), H.R. 21 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 434 (114th), S. 889 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Privacy & Data Breach Legislation; Driver Distraction; FY 2016 Commerce Appropriations. Spectrum Allocation, (FCC Docket No. 13-49) Cybersecurity; Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 (H.R. 910); Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560,S. 754); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205, S.961).

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 910 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.