Ford Motor Company

lobbying client · lobbying firm

Ford Motor Company's federal footprint — reported lobbying spend and, where matched, federal money received. Figures are as reported to the U.S. Senate (LDA) and USAspending.

Lobbying from Senate LDA

Reported lobbying (spent)$28,747,566

Years coveredFY2022–FY2026

Reported lobbying billed / handled $22,807,566

Firm activeFY2022–FY2025

Reported country: 🇺🇸 United States

Lobbying over time

Reported lobbying for Ford Motor Company per filing year
FY	Lobbying spend (as client)	Lobbying billed / handled (as firm)
2022	$11,757,105	$10,097,105
2023	$7,275,822	$5,635,822
2024	$4,468,121	$3,188,121
2025	$5,206,518	$3,886,518
2026	$40,000	—

Two figures: what Ford Motor Company reported spending on its own lobbying (as a client) and what it billed or handled for the clients it represents (as a firm — revenue, not its own spend). For a self-filer these overlap.

Firms hired

Avoq, LLC $960,000 · 16 filings
Capitol Tax Partners, LLP $840,000 · 16 filings
Alpine Group Partners, LLC. $800,000 · 16 filings
Marshall & Popp, LLC $780,000 · 13 filings
O'Keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies, LLC $680,000 · 17 filings
Williams And Jensen, Pllc $520,000 · 9 filings
The Hobbs Group, LLC $440,000 · 8 filings
Guidepoststrategies, LLC $420,000 · 7 filings
Focus Dc LLC $320,000 · 8 filings
Michael Best Strategies LLC $180,000 · 3 filings

Registrants that filed lobbying on behalf of Ford Motor Company.

Clients represented

Self-filed — Ford Motor Company registers and lobbies on its own behalf, with no separate outside clients.

Issues

Issue area	Lobbied	Worked
Automotive Industry	91	21
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	88	21
Trade (domestic/foreign)	64	21
Energy/Nuclear	53	21
Transportation	45	21
Science/Technology	31	—
Environment/Superfund	25	21
Manufacturing	22	21
Banking	21	21
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	21	21
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	21	21
Fuel/Gas/Oil	21	21
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	21	21
Budget/Appropriations	20	—
Natural Resources	13	13
Retirement	8	8
Defense	2	—
Trucking/Shipping	2	—
Economics/Economic Development	1	—

Issue areas across Ford Motor Company's filings, by activity count — as the client (Lobbied) and as the registrant/firm (Worked). Linked areas open the CivicGate issue page.

What they lobbied on

Reported activity from Senate LDA

FY2026 Automotive Industry as client

IIJA reauthorization, highway trust fund revenue sources, appropriations.
FY2025 Science/Technology as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions
FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client

Issues related to air quality measures
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Tax policy impacting the automotive industry
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations as client

Procurement of vehicles by the Federal Government
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Right to Repair International supply chain and data issues Privacy and Data Security Autonomous Vehicle policy
FY2025 Transportation as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Critical Minerals Policy Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Surface Transportation Reauthorization
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, general tax issues, and tariff policy.

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FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, general tax issues, and tariff policy.
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, general tax issues, and tariff policy.
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Right to Repair International supply chain and data issues Privacy and Data Security
FY2025 Transportation as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Critical Minerals Policy Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain
FY2025 Science/Technology as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions
FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client

Issues related to air quality measures
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, and tariffs.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, and tariffs.
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, and tariffs.
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

IIJA reauthorization, highway trust fund revenue sources, appropriations.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Issues related to tax policy and electric vehicles, including the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

H.R. 1
FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client

Issues related to energy permitting reform
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

Issues related to emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

General monitoring of trade issues, including tariffs
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Legislative and guidance tax issues dealing with Corporate, Energy and International Taxation.
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

IIJA reauthorization, highway trust fund revenue sources, appropriations. OBBB Act
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Right to Repair International supply chain and data issues Privacy and Data Security Autonomous Vehicle policy Motor vehicle policy issues
FY2025 Transportation as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Critical Minerals Policy Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Surface Transportation Reauthorization Motor vehicle policy issues
FY2025 Science/Technology as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions
FY2025 Environment/Superfund as client

Issues related to air quality measures Permitting reform Critical Minerals Policy
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Tax policy impacting the automotive industry
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations as client

Procurement of vehicles by the Federal Government
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

General monitoring of trade issues
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Issues related to tax policy and electric vehicles, including the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit
FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client

Issues related to energy permitting reform
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

Issues related to emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Legislative and guidance tax issues dealing with Corporate, Energy and International Taxation and P.L. 119-21.
FY2025 Energy/Nuclear as client

Issues related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

Implementation of the U.S. - Mexico - Canada agreement, tariffs; actions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1974), Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, or other trade authorities.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Issues related to electric vehicles; manufacturing tax incentives; 48C, 45X, 30C, and 30D tax credits; tax credits for battery manufacturing investment and production; related provisions in H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act".

H.R. 1
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations as client

Issues related to federal acquisition of automobiles; H.R. 5166, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026".

H.R. 5166
FY2025 Transportation self-filed

Federal highway funding reauthorization Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Issues related to FY 2025 appropriations
FY2025 Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV self-filed

Issues related to connected vehicles 5.9 GHz spectrum band allocation
FY2025 Energy/Nuclear self-filed

Issues related to renewable fuels Issues related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure Energy permitting reform and related issues Issues related to battery energy storage systems
FY2025 Fuel/Gas/Oil self-filed

Issues related to renewable fuels Issues related to low carbon fuel standards Issues related to the Petroleum Equivalency Factor
FY2025 Manufacturing self-filed

Manufacturing investment incentives Federal and USPS fleet procurement issues Semiconductor shortage and automotive supply chain resiliency
FY2025 Natural Resources self-filed

Issues related to critical minerals mining and associated permitting
FY2025 Automotive Industry self-filed

Issues related to autonomous vehicles Cybersecurity Issues related to data sharing and data privacy Issues related to vehicle connectivity and telematics Issues related to automotive safety Issues related to electric vehicles and greenhouse gas emissions Semiconductor shortage and automotive supply chain resiliency Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Trade Critical minerals policy
FY2025 Banking self-filed

Issues related to financial services Issues related to industrial loan banks
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code self-filed

Manufacturing tax incentives R&E tax credit and expensing Electric vehicle tax incentives 45X and 30D tax credits Electric vehicle charging infrastructure tax incentives Trump Administration corporate tax proposals Tax credits for battery manufacturing investment and production Implementing regulations of the One Big Beautiful Bill Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) self-filed

Automotive sectoral tariffs Semiconductor shortage and automotive supply chain resiliency Implementation of the U.S. - Mexico - Canada agreement Issues related to critical mineral free trade agreements Issues related to rare earth importation Implementation of the Science Act Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Section 301 tariff issues Steel and aluminum tariffs IEEPA Tariffs
FY2025 Consumer Issues/Safety/Products self-filed

Issues related to autonomous vehicles Issues related to data privacy Issues related to vehicle connectivity and telematics Issues related to automotive safety American Privacy Rights Act Automotive 'right-to-repair' issues
FY2025 Environment/Superfund self-filed

Greenhouse gas emissions regulations Electric vehicle investment incentives Electric vehicle charging infrastructure incentives Issues related to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program
FY2025 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace self-filed

Issues related to workforce training Issues related to the domestic supplier workforce
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

IIJA reauthorization, highway trust fund revenue sources, appropriations.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Monitor issues related to implementation of and guidance on energy and manufacturing provisions enacted in PL 119-21.
FY2025 Budget/Appropriations as client

Issues related to federal acquisition of automobiles; H.R. 5166, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026".

H.R. 5166
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

Implementation of the U.S. - Mexico - Canada agreement, tariffs; actions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1974), Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, or other trade authorities.
FY2025 Taxation/Internal Revenue Code as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, and tariffs.
FY2025 Trade (domestic/foreign) as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, and tariffs.
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

Matters related to automobile production including energy and manufacturing-specific tax issues, and tariffs.
FY2025 Automotive Industry as client

EV policy Domestic supply chain initiatives and regulatory actions Right to Repair International supply chain and data issues Privacy and Data Security

The specific issues and bills Ford Motor Company reported lobbying on, newest first. Bill references that CivicGate tracks link to the bill; others are shown as reported.