4th Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$240,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to foreign Digital Services Act proposals.

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

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

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

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; Issues related to the U.S "de minimis" low value customs threshold.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods, including policies related to intermediary 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 implementation of US China-Trade agreement. Issues related to potential US-UK Trade Agreement; Proposed rule Excepting Merchandise Subject to Section 301 Duties From the Customs De Minimis Exemption; Issues related to importation of plant and seed products.

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

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

Postal POS

General issues relating to postal reform; Issues related to e-commerce and USPS parcel delivery services; 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

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

Small Business SMB

General issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce platforms; 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: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE

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.

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

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

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.