3rd Quarter - Report

EBAY INC. for EBAY INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$379,100
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Banking BAN

Issues pertaining to payment innovation Issues related to Internal Revenue Code. Issues related to remittance transfers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NANCY ALYSON GABEL APPLETON —
BECKY RELIC —

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General issues related to Third Party Liability;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
HILLARY BRILL —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Small Business SMB

General issues related to expanding small business job creation by small, Internet-enabled retailers; Proposals related to federal support for small retailer training to use the Internet to market products, including to export markets; H.R. 1653, To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the dollar amount requirements for articles and merchandise under the administrative exemptions and entry under regulations provisions of that Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
BECKY RELIC —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1653 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 Issues related to Online Privacy, Data Security, and Identity Theft: H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES ACT S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 Issues related to mobile privacy; S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act General issues related to protecting the ability of retailers to sell over the Internet; General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets: H.R. 950, Ticket Act General issues related to Internet competition. General issues related to accessibility for disabled individuals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
BECKY RELIC —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: S. 1151 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 950 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 913 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration reform S. 821, The Uniting American Families Act HR 1537, The Uniting American Families Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Bills named: S. 821 (112th), H.R. 1537 (112th)

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 S. 2029, Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act HR 3792, Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act HR 2511, Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act Issues related to the first sale doctrine Issues Pertaining to the TransPacific Partnership Agreement (IP Chapter)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
USMAN AHMED —
HILLARY BRILL —
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
BECKY RELIC —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: S. 3523 (112th), S. 2029 (112th), H.R. 3792 (112th), H.R. 2511 (112th)

Postal POS

Issues Pertaining to the regulation and restructing of the US Postal Service HR 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011 S 353, US Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011 S. 1010, Postal Operations & Sustainment Transformation Act of 2011 S. 1789, 21st Century Portal Service Act of 2011

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —

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

Bills named: S. 1010 (112th), H.R. 2309 (112th), S. 1789 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Business Activity Tax: H.R. 1439,Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011 Issues related to Internal Revenue Code 6050W and section 3406. General issues related to 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; HRes 95, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses S. Res 309, Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses S. 1452, The Mainstreet Fairness Act H.R. 2701, The Mainstreet Fairness Act HR 3179, The Marketplace Equity Act S. 1832, The Marketplace Fairness Act Proposals related to "deferral" of federal taxation of overseas corporate income, transfer pricing, "earnings stripping" rules and other federal tax policies impacting the taxation of non-US earnings, including US Corporate Tax Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BROSSEAU —
NANCY ALYSON GABEL APPLETON New —
BECKY RELIC —
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: H.Res. 95 (112th), H.R. 2701 (112th), H.R. 3179 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), S.Res. 309 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 1452 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to cybersecurity. HR 3674, PRECISE ACT of 2012 HR 3523, CISPAct of 2012 HR 4263, The SECURE IT Act S. 2151, The SECURE IT Act S. 2105, The Cybersecurity ACT of 2012

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN SHOLLEY WHITE —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3674 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th)

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.