GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

802

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	—	11	4
2024	—	23	7
2023	—	30	8
2022	—	30	8
2021	—	29	8
2020	—	38	10
2019	—	43	12
2018	—	35	10
2017	—	35	9
2016	—	38	10
2015	—	51	12
2014	—	49	12
2013	—	45	11
2012	—	48	13
2011	—	53	16
2010	—	59	14
2009	—	38	11
2008	—	39	9
2007	—	23	10
2006	—	20	10
2005	—	15	8
2004	—	8	6
2003	—	9	6
2002	—	10	6
2001	—	11	6
2000	—	8	5
1999	—	4	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	354
Defense	—	173
Budget/Appropriations	—	132
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	112
Energy/Nuclear	—	86
Environment/Superfund	—	63
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	—	54
Banking	—	31
Transportation	—	29
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	24
Natural Resources	—	23
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	23
Health Issues	—	17
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	—	16
Telecommunications	—	12
Homeland Security	—	12
Manufacturing	—	10
Economics/Economic Development	—	9
Retirement	—	9
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	—	7

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ	—	26
BEHAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.	—	6
BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP	—	35
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	—	25
CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP	—	49
CARDINAL POINT PARTNERS	—	25
CLARK & WEINSTOCK	—	10
CROWELL & MORING LLP	—	6
ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC	—	27
ERIS GROUP	—	7
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	66
FEDERAL POLICY GROUP, LLC	—	60
FGS GLOBAL (US) LLC (FKA FGH HOLDINGS LLC)	—	4
FONTHEIM INTERNATIONAL, LLC	—	19
AVOQ, LLC	—	52

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.