1st Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Period 1st Quarter 2021 Filed Apr 20, 2021 Signed by Russell H. Miller

Official filing
Firm
EBAY INC.
Client
EBAY INC.
Income
—
Expenses
$200,000
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.

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.

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

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to foreign Digital Services Act proposals; Issues related to SEC. 9674 of the American Rescue Plan of 2021

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

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to cross border trade in digital and physical goods, including policies related to intermediary 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; Proposed rule Excepting Merchandise Subject to Section 301 Duties From the Customs De Minimis Exemption; Issues related to the US "de minimis" low value customs threshold; Foreign Digital Services Tax (DST); Issues related to export controls.

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

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; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Postal POS

General issues relating to postal reform; Issues related to e-commerce and USPS parcel delivery services; 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: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Small Business SMB

General issues relating to small businesses utilizing e-commerce platforms; General issues related to support for e-commerce businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Small business loan provisions in Federal stimulus legislation; PL 117-2-the American Rescue Plan of 2021.

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Issues relating to digital privacy; Issues related to artificial intelligence; Issues related to e-commerce.

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

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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; Issues related to the U.S "de minimis" low value customs threshold.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ASHLEY SHILLINGSBURG ALDERFER —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

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.