Entity DossierOrganization

General Dynamics

VA · US

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$1,500,000

Defense and Aerospace company

defense

Tracked direct giving

$1,500,000

Tracked donations to candidate

LDA reported lobbying spend

$26,084,357

Connections

Coalition view

General Dynamics operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with General Dynamics Corporation PAC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined tracked giving

$3,248,500

Combined tracked receipts

$11,400

Combined lobbying spend

$35,464,357

The Money Trail

How money flowed from General Dynamics

$9.0M

6 transactions across 1 counterparty

General Dynamics directed $9.0M to Center for Strategic and International Studies across 6 contributions. General Dynamics advocates for AUKUS Implementation Legislation.

Jan 2015individual→ AUKUS Implementation Legislation no recorded vote

$9.0M tracked across 1 counterparty·6 policy outcomes

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

DEFDefense

$35.5M

BUDBudget/Appropriations

$35.4M

FORForeign Relations

$35.4M

TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code

$35.4M

TRATransportation

$35.0M

EDUEducation

$35.0M

AERAerospace

$34.9M

LBRLabor/Employment

$34.8M

HOMHousing

$34.8M

INTIntelligence

$34.8M

Lobbying Firms Retained

General Dynamics$34.8M

FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC$560K

PRASAM$100K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

AUKUSH.R. 2670

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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Donations Given

Recipient	Amount	Date	Cycle
Center for Strategic and International Studies	$1,500,000	Jan 1, 2015

Relationships

Type	Connected To	Details	Source
Employed by	PRASAM	Hired PRASAM to lobby on NDAA FY2024	Source
Employed by	FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC	Hired FIFESTRATEGIES, LLC to lobby on AUKUS Implementation	Source
Employed by	C. BAKER CONSULTING, INC.	Hired C. BAKER CONSULTING, INC. to lobby on NDAA FY2024	Source
Lobbied for	AUKUS Implementation Legislation	LDA filing: lobbied on AUKUS Implementation, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $70,000	Source
Lobbied for	National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670)	LDA filing: lobbied on NDAA FY2024, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $50,000	Source
Lobbied for	National Defense Authorization Act FY2024 (H.R.2670)	LDA filing: lobbied on NDAA FY2024, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $50,000	Source
Lobbied for	AUKUS Implementation Legislation	LDA filing: lobbied on AUKUS Implementation, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $70,000	Source
Lobbied for	Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership; Correction	Lobbied on aukus — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.	Source
Lobbied for	Export Control Revisions for Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) Enhanced Trilateral Security Partnership	Lobbied on aukus — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.	Source
Lobbied for	International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States	Lobbied on AUKUS — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.	Source
Advocated for	AUKUS Submarine Agreement Implementation	General Dynamics Electric Boat is the primary submarine builder for AUKUS	Source
Coalition with	Defense industry	General Dynamics is the fourth-largest US defense contractor	Editorial
Funded research at	Center for Strategic and International Studies	General Dynamics Corporation donated ~$1.5M to Center for Strategic and International Studies (2015-2023)	Editorial
Contracted with	Department of Defense	General Dynamics received award from Department of Defense	Source
Contracted with	Department of Homeland Security	General Dynamics received award from Department of Homeland Security	Source
Contracted with	Department of State	General Dynamics received award from Department of State	Source
Contracted with	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	General Dynamics received award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Source
Has investor	Scott, Rick	purchase of General Dynamics Corp (GD)	Source
Parent of	General Dynamics Corporation PAC	General Dynamics Corporation PAC is the federal political action committee of General Dynamics Corporation.	Source
Has as instrument	General Dynamics Corporation PAC	General Dynamics PAC is the political arm of General Dynamics Corporation	Editorial