EBAY: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

{"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/filings/afa701b3-aee1-488c-85c7-622fe0238ea4/","filing_uuid":"afa701b3-aee1-488c-85c7-622fe0238ea4","filing_type":"Q3","filing_type_display":"3rd Quarter - Report","filing_year":2026,"filing_period":"third_quarter","filing_period_display":"3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)","filing_document_url":"https://lda.gov/filings/public/filing/afa701b3-aee1-488c-85c7-622fe0238ea4/print/","filing_document_content_type":"text/html","income":"30000.00","expenses":null,"expenses_method":null,"expenses_method_display":null,"posted_by_name":"Joseph H. Gibson","dt_posted":"2026-10-05T10:42:03-04:00","termination_date":null,"registrant_country":"United States of America","registrant_ppb_country":null,"registrant_address_1":"601 Thirteenth Street, N.W.","registrant_address_2":"Suite B2 North","registrant_different_address":true,"registrant_city":"Washington","registrant_state":"DC","registrant_zip":"20005","registrant":{"id":400703107,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/registrants/400703107/","house_registrant_id":41536,"name":"THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC","description":"​Government Affairs Consulting Firm.","address_1":"601 Thirteenth Street, N.W.","address_2":"Suite B2 North","address_3":null,"address_4":null,"city":"Washington","state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","zip":"20005","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","contact_name":"JOSEPH GIBSON","contact_telephone":"+1 202-744-2827","dt_updated":"2026-07-07T10:31:17.598906-04:00"},"client":{"id":194413,"url":"https://lda.gov/api/v1/clients/194413/","client_id":63,"name":"EBAY, INC.","general_description":"Online marketplace.","client_government_entity":false,"client_self_select":false,"state":"DC","state_display":"District of Columbia","country":"US","country_display":"United States of America","ppb_state":"CA","ppb_state_display":"California","ppb_country":"US","ppb_country_display":"United States of America","effective_date":"2012-01-01"},"lobbying_activities":[{"general_issue_code":"TEC","general_issue_code_display":"Telecommunications","description":"Monitor cybersecurity legislation Monitor privacy oversight issues Monitor issues relating to data breach legislation","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"Monitor taxation of digital goods","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[]},{"general_issue_code":"CPI","general_issue_code_display":"Computer Industry","description":"Competition in online and mobile services Efforts to prevent online sales of goods stolen by organized retail crime Monitor issues relating to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"CPT","general_issue_code_display":"Copyright/Patent/Trademark","description":"Monitor copyright oversight issues Monitor issues relating to first sale doctrine Monitor patent reform Monitor resale royalties for visual works Monitor online market information verification Shop Safe Act","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TRD","general_issue_code_display":"Trade (domestic/foreign)","description":"Monitor issues relating to lowering trade barriers for small business Monitor issues relating to trade agreements Monitor country of origin labeling Monitor de minimis customs amounts","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[]},{"general_issue_code":"IMM","general_issue_code_display":"Immigration","description":"Monitor immigration reform","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[]},{"general_issue_code":"POS","general_issue_code_display":"Postal","description":"Monitor postal reform","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":54211,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"JOSEPH","nickname":null,"middle_name":"H","last_name":"GIBSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"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","new":false}],"government_entities":[]}],"conviction_disclosures":[],"foreign_entities":[],"affiliated_organizations":[]}