2nd Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$430,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Issues related to procurement.

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to third party liability; Issues pertaining to trade agreements. Issues related to copyright enforcement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS New —
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Postal POS

Issues related to postal reform, HR 756; STOP Act

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

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 756 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights

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

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to cybersecurity Issues related to privacy

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to 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. 976, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2193, Remote Transactions Parity Act

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

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2193 (115th), S. 976 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

General issues related to net neutrality.

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

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation; low-value customs de minimis thresholds. Digital trade issues; Issues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through NAFTA and other future trade agreements; General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows, payments, an open global internet, customs and shipping rules, and licensing requirements, customs processing of low-value shipments.

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

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce.

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

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; General issues related to internet competition; General issues related to accessibility for persons with disabilities; General issues related to consumer product safety; Issues related to the use of cyber bot technologies in e-commerce

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration reform, DREAM Act, DACA.

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

Contacted: White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.