• S. 1200 - A bill to establish a temporary vehicle trade-in program through which the Secretary of Transportation shall provide financial incentives for consumers to replace fuel inefficient vehicles with vehicles that have above average fuel efficiency. S. 1304 - A bill to restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other purposes.H. R. 1550 - To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles or public transportation. H.R. 2743 - To restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2796 - To restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other purposes. H.R. 2751 - To accelerate motor fuel savings nationwide and provide incentives to registered owners of high polluting automobiles to replace such automobiles with new fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles.
• H.R. 3170 - Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes - the LaTourette automobile dealer amendment. H.R. 3183 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 and for other purposes - the Alexander amendment regarding the distribution of Chrysler Stock.

Duration: June 11, 2009 to December 31, 2009

General Issues: Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $300,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2009: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Related Foreign Entities: Fiat North America, LLC (Wilmington, USA); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 20%