GENERAL DYNAMICS

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2017

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	5	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	4	1
2013	—	5	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	5	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	3	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	51

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	49
SENATE	49
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Defense	Defense	51
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	26
Education	Education	12
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	8
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Transportation	Transportation	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

S. 108114th Congress

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 108

S. 108114th Congress

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 108

S. 108114th Congress

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 108

S. 108114th Congress

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 108

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S. 108114th Congress

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015

2016 · first_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 108

H.R. 2029114th Congress

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2029

H.R. 2685114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2685

H.R. 2685114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2685

S. 108114th Congress

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 108, Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 108

S. 1558114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1558

S. 1558114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1558

H.R. 2685114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2685

H.R. 2685114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2685

S. 1558114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1558

S. 1558114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1558

H.R. 2685114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2685

H.R. 2685114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. Department of State budget issues.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2685

S. 1558114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. Department of State budget issues.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1558

S. 1558114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016

2015 · second_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016. Defense research & development.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1558

S. 1429113th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014

2014 · first_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2397 / S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014. Defense budget issues.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1429

S. 1429113th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014

2013 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. H.R. 2397 / S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 1429

S. 1429113th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014

2013 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. H.R. 2397 / S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 1429

H.R. 2596112th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

2011 · fourth_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (air, land and shipbuilding). H.R. 2596, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (DOJ law enforcement programs)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2596

H.R. 2596112th Congress

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012

2011 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (air, land and shipbuilding). H.R. 2596, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (DOJ law enforcement programs)

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2596

H.R. 2346110th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area.

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, airland and shipbuilding H.R. 2346 - Supplemental war funding bill

Client expense: — · Firm income: $140,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2346

Source: Senate LDA

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