1st Quarter - Report

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY for GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,870,000
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.

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

Bills named: S. 423 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 961 (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: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Distracted Driving; Dept. of Transportation Vehicle Safety Issues; Driver Privacy Act of 2015 (S.766).

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

Bills named: S. 766 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform; Consumer incentives for alternative technologies. Extension and expansion of the alternative simplified research and development tax credit (H.R. 880). Modification of IRS section 30(D); issues related to tax reform including international tax reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —

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

Bills named: H.R. 880 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General discussions of proposed budgets and possible impact on GM and Automotive industry; Transportation, Energy & Water, DOD Appropriations.

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

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 1535 (114th), S. 766 (114th), S. 1806 (114th), H.R. 821 (114th), H.R. 1392 (114th), S. 424 (114th), S. 1499 (114th), H.R. 910 (114th), S. 565 (114th), H.R. 2702 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 1298 (114th), S. 304 (114th), H.R. 2154 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1181 (114th), H.R. 679 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 1467 (114th), S. 617 (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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SEAN FINNERTY —

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

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th), S. 1177 (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: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

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

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

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

Transportation TRA

Railroad Issues/Regulations; MOVE Freight Act of 2015 (H.R. 198); Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S.808).

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

Bills named: S. 808 (114th), H.R. 198 (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: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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

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

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

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

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

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 —
ANDREW YORK —

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

Bills named: H.R. 644 (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: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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