LobbyingEbay lobbying by quarter
Ebay's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $840K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.4M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Trade (Domestic & Foreign) and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $2.4M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $600K | 5 |
| Q1 2023 | $580K | 4 |
| Q2 2023 | $570K | 4 |
| Q3 2023 | $650K | 4 |
| Q4 2023 | $530K | 4 |
| Q1 2024 | $320K | 5 |
| Q2 2024 | $710K | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | $850K | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | $900K | 5 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M | 5 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6M | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.1M | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | $740K | 5 |
| Q1 2026 | $840K | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | $840K | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Trade$1.6M · 52 reports
- Taxation$1.6M · 49 reports
- Small business$1.4M · 30 reports
- Consumer protection and safety$1.3M · 30 reports
- Copyright, patent and trademark$1.3M · 42 reports
- Computer industry$1.2M · 36 reports
- Postal$1.2M · 36 reports
- Homeland security$1.1M · 21 reports
- Law enforcement and criminal justice$1.1M · 21 reports
- Telecommunications$771.8K · 32 reports
- Immigration$64.3K · 15 reports
- Banking$48.2K · 1 reports
- Environment and Superfund$48.2K · 1 reports
- Science and technology$31.3K · 5 reports
- Government issues$20K · 1 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES59 reports
- SENATE51 reports
- White House Office15 reports
- Treasury, Dept of13 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)12 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)11 reports
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection11 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)8 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)6 reports
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)4 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)4 reports
- Intl Trade Administration (ITA)3 reports
- Small Business Administration (SBA)2 reports
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS)2 reports
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)1 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseEbay | $10M | 15 quarters |
| Thorn Run Partners | $750K | 9 quarters |
| Miller Strategies | $710K | 7 quarters |
| Avoq | $560K | 10 quarters |
| The Gibson Group | $450K | 15 quarters |
| CGCN Group | $360K | 6 quarters |
| The Raben Group | $40K | 1 quarters |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $0 | 6 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH H GIBSON | Counsel for Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Anti-Trust Division, DOJ 2001-2002; Chief Antitrust Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1997-2001; Counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1995-1997 | Q2 2026 |
| CLAIRE FORAN | Intern - Sen. Chris Murphy | Q3 2025 |
| CASEY FITZPATRICK | Acting Chief of Staff & Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Kelly Armstrong; Legislative Director & Counsel, Rep. Mimi Walters; Counsel, Rep. Brad Wenstrup; Law Clerk, Office of the General Counsel; Legal Fellow, Committee on Ways & Means | Q1 2025 |
| IAN NICHOLSON | Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee; Assistant to the Staff Director, Senate Finance Committee; Assistant to the Staff Director, Investigator/Nominations Advisor | Q1 2025 |
| JODI CHANDLER | Congressmember Todd Young, Scheduler, 2011-2014 | Q1 2025 |
| JOSEPH ORLANDO | Jr. Prof. Staff Member, Sr. Policy Analyst-H. Energy and Commerce Committee Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee(Rep. Jan Schakowsky); Policy Analyst, Executive Assistant, Staff Assistant-House Energy and Commerce Committee(Rep. Frank Pallone) | Q1 2025 |
| CHARLES B. THOMAS | Senior Legislative Asst, Legislative Asst, Legislative Aide, Staff Asst; Rep. Robert Pittenger | Q4 2024 |
| JASON M ROSENSTOCK | Legislative Counsel, Rep. Tom Lantos | Q4 2024 |
| JONATHAN HILER | Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the Vice President, Mike Pence; Legislative Director, Senator Tom Cotton; Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Cotton; Policy Advisor, Rep. Mike Pence; Policy Advisor, Rep. Jeb Hensarling. | Q4 2024 |
| KYLE BRANDON 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 | Q4 2024 |
| PAUL BOCK | Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee; Chief of Staff, Sen. Herb Kohl | Q4 2024 |
| BEAU SCHUYLER | Legislative Director: Rep. Tanner; Legislative Director: Rep. McIntyre | Q4 2022 |
| EDUARDO SOTO | Legislative Aide, Maxine Waters' office; intern, Office of Resident commissioner Pedro Pierluisi | Q4 2022 |
| MARIA PRICE | Counsel, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand | Q4 2022 |
| ZACHARY SHABEN | Legislative Aide, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $580K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Avoq | $60K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Miller Strategies | $110K |
| 07/18for Q2 | CGCN Group | $60K |
| 07/10for Q2 | The Gibson Group | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $580K |
| 04/20for Q1 | CGCN Group | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Avoq | $60K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Miller Strategies | $110K |
| 04/09for Q1 | The Gibson Group | $30K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Avoq | $60K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $480K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | CGCN Group | $60K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Miller Strategies | $110K |
| 01/16for Q4 2025 | The Gibson Group | $30K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $1.8M |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Avoq | $60K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | CGCN Group | $60K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Miller Strategies | $110K |
| 25/10/13for Q3 2025 | The Gibson Group | $30K |