3rd Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
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.

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods, including policies related to intermediate 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 third party liability and trade agreements; Issue related to implementation of US China-Trade agreement. Issues related to potential US-UK Trade Agreement.

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local taxes by remote retailers without physical nexus in the state; HR 1966; Issues related to taxation of remote internet transactions.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1966 (116th)

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

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

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

Small Business SMB

General issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce platforms; SB 3232; The PLACE Act; 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: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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; HR 3248 (Boss Act) Support legislation with various modifications.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 3248 (116th)

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.