Lobbying Relationship

Client

Bed, Bath and Beyond [formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc.]

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Lobbying firm

THOMPSON COBURN LLP

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  • Remote sales tax legislation.
  • Implementation of the Section 846 e-commerce portal provision of the National Defense Authorization Act.
  • Matters affecting e-commerce, including the INFORM Act, proposed FTC regulations regarding non-compete contracts, and federal privacy legislation.
  • Proposed SEC ESG regulations

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Government Issues, Defense, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Telecommunications, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Spending: about $1,170,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury - Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

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

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

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.)

S.743: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

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

S.74: A bill for the relief of Momo Krcic.

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

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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?
Haley Davis Staff Assistant, Hon. Bill Shuster
Benjamin R. Grove Staff asst., House Comm. On Homeland Security
Kristin S. Smith Deputy Chief of Staff and Appropriations Assistant, Rep. Denny Rehberg; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Olympia Snowe; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Conrad Burns
Kristin M. Smith Deputy Chief of Staff and Appropriations Assistant, Rep. Denny Rehberg; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Olympia Snowe; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Conrad Burns
Haley E. Akins Staff Assistant, Hon. Bill Shuster Staff Assistant, Hon. Shuster
Benajmin Grove Staff Asst, House Comm. on Homeland Security
Benjamin Grove Staff Asst, House Comm. on Homeland Security
Haley E. Shuster Staff Assistant, Hon. Shuster
Haley E. Davis Staff Assistant, Hon. Shuster
Haley E. Salomon Staff Assistant, Hon. Shuster
Kenneth D. Salomon n/a
Kenneth D. Smith n/a
Jack Jacobson n/a
Jack N. Jacobson 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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