Lobbying Relationship

Client

eBay, Inc. (formerly filed under Paypal, Inc.)

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Lobbying firm

Eris Group (formerly known as Bartlett & Bendall)

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  • Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to debit card interchange fees. Issues relating to mobile payments. Issues relating to anti-money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act generally. Issues relating to cyber-security. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule on prepaid cards. Settlement agreement between the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and PayPal. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed rule on short-term lending. H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015, all provisions. H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, section 565 relating to Operation Choke Point. S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, section 126 relating to Operation Choke Point.
  • Issues regarding data privacy.

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General Issues: Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Tobacco, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Spending: about $636,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.766: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2016

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

H.R.2578: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

S.1484: Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.)

H.R.1750: CLEAR Relief Act of 2013

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

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.2701: Main Street Fairness Act

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.1452: Main Street Fairness Act

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

H.R.2055: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: John Culberson (R-Texas)

H.R.3671: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

S.1573: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012

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

S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

S.470: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009

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

H.R.3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.3639: Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

S.414: Credit CARD Act of 2009

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.627: Credit CARD Act of 2009

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.698: Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Sponsor: Paul E. Gillmor (R-Ohio)

S.1356: Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

Sponsor: Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

H.R.6275: Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-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?
Doyle Bartlett COS, Rep. Bill McCollum
Jennifer Bendall Policy Advisor, Sen. Richard Shelby
Greg Mesack Staff Asst., Rep. Wally Herger and LD, Rep. Bob Ney
Jesse McCollum LA, Rep. Towns; COS, Rep. Klein, Comm. - O&GR
Amy Bouldin n/a
Chris Bates 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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