1st Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$330,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 20, 2020 $330,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Report (this page) Apr 20, 2020 $330,000 Yes

What was lobbied

11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Computer Industry CPI

Issues relating to digital privacy; Issue related to artificial intelligence; Issues related to e-commerce.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Small Business SMB

General issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce platforms; SB 3232; The PLACE Act; General issues related to support for e-commerce businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Small business loan provisions in Federal stimulus legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods, including policies related to intermediate liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows, payments, an open global internet, customs and shipping rules, licensing requirements and customs processing of low-value shipments; Issues related to the US Mexico Canada (USMCA) trade agreement implementation; Issues related to the US "de minimis" low value customs threshold; Foreign Digital Services Tax (DST); Issues related to third party liability and trade agreements; Issue related to implementation of US China-Trade agreement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local taxes by remote retailers without physical nexus in the state; HR 1966; Issues related to taxation of remote internet transactions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1966 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to third party liability; Issues related to copyright protections in trade agreements; Issues related to copyright enforcement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Postal POS

General issues relating to postal reform; Issues related to e-commerce and USPS parcel delivery services; Issues related to international mail delivery and the Universal Postal Union; HR 2382; Issues related to postal operations during the COVID-19 pandemic; Postal relief in Federal stimulus legislation; General issues related to postal solvency and protection of routes, hours and availability of postal services for all legal packages.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2382 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; General issues related to the protection of online platforms consumers and the goods they can purchase; General issues related to internet competition; General issues relating to consumer product safety; Issues related to the sale of counterfeit products on third party platforms; Issues related to price gouging; HR 3248 (Boss Act) Support legislation with various modifications; On behalf of StubHub! -- S.1850 (Boss Act) Support legislation with various modifications House E&C Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Live Event Industry; Conversations regarding live events ticketing industry with respect to Congressional activity and interest in that space.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
LAURA DOOLEY New —
MATTHEW JENSEN —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1850 (116th), H.R. 3248 (116th)

Sports/Athletics SPO

On behalf of StubHub! -- HR 3248 (Boss Act) Support legislation with Various modifications; S.1850 (Boss Act) Support legislation with various modifications; Conversations regarding the live ticketing industry with respect to Congressional activity and interest in that space; House Committee on Energy & Commerce Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Live Event Industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA DOOLEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1850 (116th), H.R. 3248 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

On behalf of StubHub! -- HR 3248 (Boss Act) Support legislation with Various modifications; S.1850 (Boss Act) Support legislation with various modifications; Conversations regarding the live ticketing industry with respect to Congressional activity and interest in that space; House Committee on Energy & Commerce Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Live Event Industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA DOOLEY New —

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1850 (116th), H.R. 3248 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to implementation of the Executive Order "Ensuring Safe and Lawful E-Commerce for US Consumers, Businesses, Government Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Rights"; Issues related to advanced electronic data sharing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Arts/Entertainment ART

On behalf of StubHub! -- HR 3248 (Boss Act) Support legislation with Various modifications; S.1850 (Boss Act) Support legislation with various modifications; Conversations regarding the live ticketing industry with respect to Congressional activity and interest in that space; House Committee on Energy & Commerce Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Live Event Industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA DOOLEY —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1850 (116th), H.R. 3248 (116th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.