1st Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
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.

Telecommunications TEC

General issues related to net neutrality. FOSTA (HR 1865)

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

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (115th)

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 Issues related to privacy

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

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Homeland Security HOM

Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights

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

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Small Business SMB

Issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce.

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

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration reform, DREAM Act, DACA.

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Postal POS

Issues related to postal reform, HR 756

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation; low-value customs de minimis thresholds. 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.

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

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Defense DEF

FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Issues related to procurement.

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

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); 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 H.R. 2887, No Regulation Without Representation Act

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

Contacted: SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2193 (115th), S. 976 (115th), H.R. 2887 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to third party liability; Issues related to limitations and exceptions to copyright law; Issues regarding websites that participate in infringing activities. Issues related to first sale doctrine Issues pertaining to trade agreements. Issues related to patent reform. Issues related to copyright enforcement.

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA)

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 Communications 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. Issues related to the use of cyber bot technologies in e-commerce

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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.