Lobbying Relationship

Client

eBay, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Thorn Run Partners

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  • Issues related to 1099-K. S.26 - SNOOP Act of 2023. H.R.190 - Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act. H.R.3550 - Cut Online Red Tape Act. S.1761 - Red Tape Reduction Act of 2023.
  • Issues related to data privacy. S.1080 - Cooper Davis Act.
  • Issues related to cross border trade for small, internet enabled retailers including issues related to de minimis customs thresholds. H.R.6412 - The Import Security and Fairness Act.
  • S.2934 - SHOP SAFE Act of 2023.

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Postal, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Telecommunications, Banking

Spending: about $2,220,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2014: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

S.976: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.2887: No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.2193: Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017

Sponsor: Kristi Noem (R-S.D.)

S.698: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.2775: Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Reed (R-N.Y.)

H.R.1314: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Sponsor: Pat Meehan (R-Pa.)

H.R.684: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

S.336: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

S.3725: Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.6824: Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2018

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

S.3180: Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2018

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

S.128: Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.1933: Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.5515: Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6407: To rescind the appropriation made to the Kennedy Center in the...

Sponsor: Bryan Steil (R-Wis.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.CON.RES.14: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the...

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.936: INFORM Consumers Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.3429: SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

S.1843: SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.5502: To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding...

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.7079: Cut Red Tape For Online Sales Act

Sponsor: Chris Pappas (D-N.H.)

S.3840: Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act

Sponsor: Margaret Hassan (D-N.H.)

H.R.4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

S.1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.26: SNOOP Act of 2023

Sponsor: Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)

H.R.190: Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act

Sponsor: Carol Miller (R-W.Va.)

H.R.3550: Safe Interactions Act of 2023

Sponsor: Susan Wild (D-Pa.)

S.1761: Red Tape Reduction Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.1080: Cooper Davis Act

Sponsor: Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)

S.2934: SHOP SAFE Act of 2023

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

H.R.6412: Down Syndrome Diagnosis Act

Sponsor: Marcus Molinaro (R-N.Y.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Jason Rosenstock Leg. Counsel, Rep. Tom Lantos; Intern, Rep. Robert Weygand Legislative Counsel, Rep. Tom Lantos
Harriet Melvin Professional Staff, Rep. Charles Hatcher
Jessie Brairton SrLA/LA:CongL.Smith;LC,Asst:SenAgingComm
Gary Palmquist LegDir-Dennis Cardoza,Bob Clement,Ken Bentsen
W. Christopher Lamond Aide, Senate Govt Affairs Comm; LA, Sen. Thompson
Charles Thomas Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst; Rep. Robert Pittenger ​Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst; Rep. Robert Pittenger
Beau Schuyler Legislative Director: Rep. Tanner; Legislative Director: Rep. McIntyre
Paul Bock Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; Chief of Staff, Sen. Herb Kohl
Kyle Sanders Special Assistant for Economic Development/Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Thom Tillis; Legislative Counsel/Legislative Director & Counsel, Rep. David Rouzer; Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Aide, Rep. Andy Harris
Richard White n/a
Shea McCarthy n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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