2nd Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$358,329
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.

Telecommunications TEC

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RICHARD NASH —

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

Banking BAN

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEGAN HANNIGAN New —
RICHARD NASH —
AMIE WOEBER —

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

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEGAN HANNIGAN —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —
AMIE WOEBER —

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to expanding small business trade; trade facilitation; S. 995/ H.R. 1890, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907/S. 1269/H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Proposals related to federal support for small retailer trade, including to export markets; S. 489/H.R. 978, Low Value Shipment & Regulatory Modernization Act Issues related to small business trade and reducing barriers to trade through Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), Transpacific Partnership (TPP), Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), Customs Re authorization Legislation, Trade in Services Agreement, and trade facilitation agreement; 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 —
MEGAN HANNIGAN —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —
AMIE WOEBER —

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

Bills named: S. 489 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), S. 1269 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 978 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA); Issues related to the extension of expiring corporate tax provisions; General issues related to the 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 S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act General issues related to the extension of the Internet Tax Moratorium H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
MEGAN HANNIGAN New —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Bills named: S. 431 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 698 (114th)

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. 1587, Unlocking Technology Act H.R. 682, You Own Devices Act Issues pertaining to trade agreements S. 995/ H.R. 1890, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907/S. 1269/H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Issues related to patent reform H.R. 9, Innovation Act S. 632, Strong Patents Act S.1137, PATENT Act Issues related to copyright H.R. 1881/S. 977, American Royalties Too Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Bills named: S. 1269 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 1881 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 682 (114th), S. 977 (114th), S. 632 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 1587 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Postal POS

Issues pertaining the regulation and restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service; Issues related to modernized postal policies;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
RICHARD NASH —

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions; sustainability and energy effiency Issues related to data center efficiency

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

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 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 disable individuals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MEGAN HANNIGAN —
JOHN LAWRENCE —
RICHARD NASH —
AMIE WOEBER —

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

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.