3rd Quarter - Report — ETSY, INC. for ETSY (2019)

Firm

ETSY, INC.

Client

ETSY

Income

—

Expenses

$40,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

S. 682: Save the Internet Act of 2019, H.R. 1644: Save the Internet Act of 2019 - Supported efforts to enshrine strong net neutrality protections in US law.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALTHEA ERICKSON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1644 (116th), S. 682 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to enabling small and microbusinesses to export their goods, including de minimis customs exemptions, trade facilitation, simplification and harmonization of customs and duties requirements, and digital trade issues that enable platforms to offer services globally, such as intermediary liability protections. Advocated for microbusiness supports and digital trade in US-EU and US-UK bilateral trade deals, USMCA, and the WTO e-commerce agenda.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALTHEA ERICKSON New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1933, Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019, H.R.1625 - NEW GIG Act of 2019. Advocated for tax simplification and meaningful exemptions for small and micro businesses; a single, simple, harmonized approach to online sales tax; and opportunities to build greater economic and financial security for the self employed.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALTHEA ERICKSON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (116th), H.R. 1933 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 541: Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program, S. 136: ELEVATE Act of 2019, H.R. 556: ELEVATE Act of 2019, PRIA proposal. Supported and provided comments on efforts to provide portable benefits to independent workers and the self-employed.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ALTHEA ERICKSON	—

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 136 (116th), H.R. 556 (116th), S. 541 (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.