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GD: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Lobbied for full funding of the Virginia Class and Columbia Class submarine programs and funding for the submarine industrial base for FY 2027 in House (H.R.9495)and Senate Defense Approriations and the National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 8800 and S. 4784

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Became public
Jul 10, 2026, 12:12 PM EDT
Event / period date
Not stated
Collected
Nov 9, 2026, 5:10 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION is GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $37,500.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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-0.06% GD

Adjusted closing prices from Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. SPY changed 1.32% over the same dates. The start is the first available close after both publication and collection. This is a price comparison, not an executed trade, investor profit, or a backtested strategy.

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