2nd Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$382,864
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 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 efficiency. Issues related to data center efficiency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Banking BAN

Issues pertaining to payment innovation and processes Issues related to International ACH transactions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY ALYSON GABEL APPLETON —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Telecommunications TEC

General issues related to spectrum allocation Issues regarding mobile, open Internet and net neutrality

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD NASH —

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

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 updated the 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 disabled individuals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to expanding small business trade; Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/HR 1020, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization ActIssues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Transpacific Partnership, Trade Promotion Authority, Customs Reauthorization legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade promotion authority. Issues related to cross-border trade in digital goods and services, including policies related to intermediary liability, localization requirements, cross border data flows and payments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
RICHARD NASH —

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 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 General issues related to the extension of the Internet tax moratorium. H.R. 3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S. 1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
NANCY ALYSON GABEL APPLETON New —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Bills named: S. 743 (113th), S. 1431 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 3086 (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 activities;Issues related to the first sale doctrine H.R. 4103 American Royalties Too Act of 2014 Issues Pertaining to trade agreements Issues related to patent reform H.R. 3309 Innovation Act S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 4103 (113th), S. 1720 (113th)

Postal POS

Issues Pertaining to the regulation and restructing of the US Postal Service HR 2748, Postal Reform Act of 2013 S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Bills named: S. 1486 (113th), H.R. 2748 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —

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

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.