Companies that pay people to influence Congress or federal agencies must report it every quarter. General Motors reported about $22.9M over the last 4 quarters on record.
Spending by quarter
- Q2 2026$3.46M
- Q1 2026$11.4M
- Q4 2025$3.15M
- Q3 2025$4.96M
- Q2 2025$3.34M
- Q1 2025$8.15M
The company lobbies with its own staff; its own report already includes what it pays outside firms, so firms are not added on top. Reports under $5,000 can leave the amount blank.
What they lobbied on
Cars · 74Taxes · 29Trade · 25Manufacturing · 18Energy · 17Environment · 15Federal budget · 14Tech and computers · 12
Number of reports that list each issue area.
Outside firms hired, 2026
- ERVIN GRAVES STRATEGY GROUP, LLC$120K
- VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)$120K
- FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$120K
- THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP$120K
- MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC$100K
- RESOLUTION PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC$100K
- ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC$100K
- BL PARTNERS GROUP, LLC$80K
- POLARIS-HUTTON GROUP, LLC$80K
- THE WILLIAMS GROUP$80K
Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act reports on lda.gov. Lobbying is legal and common; this shows who was paid and on which topics, not what was said.