4th Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$350,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; sustainability and energy effiency Issues related to data center efficiency

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation; H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/H.R. 978, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization Act Issues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), Transpacific Partnership (TPP), Customs Re authorization Legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade facilitation agreement; General issues related to cross border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows, payments, and an open global Internet.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
DAVID LONDON New —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th), S. 489 (114th), H.R. 978 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); Issues related to the extension of expiring corporate tax provisions; General issues related to the implementation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act General issues related to the extension of the Internet Tax Moratorium H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
DAVID LONDON New —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Bills named: H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 431 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), S. 698 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to third party liability; Issues related to limitations & exceptions to copyright law; Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities Issues related to the first sale doctrine H.R. 1587, Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 682, You Own Devices Act Issues pertaining to trade agreements H.R. 1907/S. 1269/H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 TransPacific Partnership negotiations Issues related to patent reform H.R. 9, Innovation Act S. 632, Strong Patents Act S.1137, PATENT Act Issues related to copyright H.R. 1881/S. 977, American Royalties Too Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
JOHN LAWRENCE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1587 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 682 (114th), H.R. 1881 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 977 (114th), S. 632 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), S. 1269 (114th)

Postal POS

Issues pertaining the regulation and restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service; Issues related to modernized postal policies; S.2051 - Improving Postal Operations, Services, and Transparency Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2051 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity; Issues related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; General issues related to updated Electronic Computer Privacy Act; General issues related to data breach notification; Issues related to mobile privacy; General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets; General issues related to Internet competition General issues related to accessibility for persons with disabilities General issues related to consumer protection safety Issues related to regulation of ticket sales; H. R. 708 BOTS Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
JOHN LAWRENCE —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 708 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to the reformation of statutes such as ECPA, FISA, CFAA and the Wiretap Act Issues related to cybercrime

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN LAWRENCE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

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.