1st Quarter - Report

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY for GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,940,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

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 —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
LEE R GODOWN —
AQUILA POWELL —

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

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).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
LEE R GODOWN —
JIM KILEY —
AQUILA POWELL —
BRAD G WELLING —

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

Health Issues HCR

General issues regarding health care related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Legislation to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance fee (H.R. 3489)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
LEE R GODOWN —
AQUILA POWELL —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3489 (113th)

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 —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
AQUILA POWELL —

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General discussion of transportation and infrastructure funding, electric vehicles and impact of proposed fuel standards; Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013 (S. 1230); Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 -- Shaheen/Portman (S.1392)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —

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

Bills named: S. 1392 (113th), S. 1230 (113th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Issues, including harmonizing tariff schedule on certain automotive parts. United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 (H.R. 2708),

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
LEE R GODOWN —
BRAD G WELLING —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2708 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Implementation of and Revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
LEE R GODOWN —
JAMES HARSHAW —
AQUILA POWELL —

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

Immigration IMM

The Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
LEE R GODOWN —
AQUILA POWELL —

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

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, APEC; Border Trade Issues; Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Global Market Access Issues; U.S. Asia Trade; U.S. Latin America Trade; Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R. 1276); US China Trade; U.S. Middle East Trade; Trans Pacific Partnership; U.S. Burma Economic Reforms; Implementation of P.L. 112-41 (U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act).Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union; Implementation of U.S.-UAE Trade; U.S. Central Asia Trade, US-Vietnam Trade (BW), US-Russia Trade, US-Ukraine Trade.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
STEPHEN G GEHRING —
LEE R GODOWN —
JIM KILEY —
BRAD G WELLING —

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

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Railroad Issues/Regulations; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; Right to Repair; HOV Technical Correction Provision, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act (S. 2065)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
STEPHEN G GEHRING —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
JIM KILEY —

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

Bills named: S. 2065 (113th)

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); All other issues listed in more specific categories, Education and Communication related to vehicle recall.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform, utilization of AMT credits; extensions of R&D tax credit; consumer incentives for alternative use of technologies, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to raise the limitation on the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2013 (S.1287).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
LEE R GODOWN —
JIM KILEY —

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

Bills named: S. 1287 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

PARTS Act (H.R. 1663), Patent Reform legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
LEE R GODOWN —
JIM KILEY —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1663 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; tailpipe emissions proposed Tier 3 rule; Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1009).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
STEPHEN G GEHRING —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —

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

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Distracted Driving; Dept. of Transportation Vehicle Safety Issues; Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 (S. 921).

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

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

Bills named: S. 921 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 (H.R. 1027); Open Fuel Standard Act (H.R. 2493).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA New —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1027 (113th), H.R. 2493 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1009).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —

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

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Privacy & Data Breach Legislation; Driver Distraction; FY 2015 Commerce Appropriations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA E BARNES —
JED NICHOLAS BHUTA —
STEPHEN G GEHRING —
LEE R GODOWN —
JOSEPH L GUZZO —
MARK L KEMMER —
HARRY M LIGHTSEY —

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

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.