1st Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$481,951
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Postal POS

Issues Pertaining to the regulation and restructing of the US Postal Service

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability and energy efficiency. Issues related to data center efficiency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Banking BAN

Issues pertaining to payment innovation and processes Issues pertaining to Remittance Transfer Rule (Amendment to Regulation E) Issues related to Internal Revenue Code. Issues related to International ACH transactions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY ALYSON GABEL APPLETON —

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

Small Business SMB

General issues related to expanding small business job creation by small, Internet-enabled retailers; Proposals related to federal support for small retailer training to use the Internet to market products, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (113th), S. 489 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Business Activity Tax: Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)General issues related to 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; HR 684, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act S. AMDT 578 to S. Con.Res 8 Proposals related to "deferral" of federal taxation of overseas corporate income, transfer pricing, "earnings stripping" rules and other federal tax policies impacting the taxation of non-US earnings, including US Corporate Tax Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
NANCY ALYSON GABEL APPLETON New —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 743 (113th)

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 activitiesIssues related to the first sale doctrine Issues Pertaining to the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (IP Chapter)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
HILLARY BRILL —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity;General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; General issues related to data breach notification Issues related to mobile privacy; General issues related to protecting the ability of retailers to sell over the Internet; General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets: General issues related to Internet competition. General issues related to accessibility for disabled individuals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Computer Industry CPI

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General issues related to Third Party Liability;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
HILLARY BRILL —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

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.