The Marketplace Fairness Act could significantly impact small online businesses if Congress does not reevaluate the bill's current small business exemption, according to a new VentureBeat article written by Matt Winn of Volusion - one of the largest online shopping cart providers for small businesses. The piece highlights three reasons why members of Congress should revisit the bill's "small business exemption:"

This week National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) President Fredric Rolando sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) stating NALC's opposition to the Marketplace Fairness Act as it is currently written.  Specifically, NALC is concerned with the inadequate small business exemption and its potentially devastating impact on eBay sellers nationwide.  eBay sellers collectively constitute the single largest package customer for the USPS.

Staff members with the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary and Energy &  Commerce Committees with eBay's Director of Government Relations for the Americas, Richard Nash

Lead staffers to members of the House of Representatives Judiciary and Energy & Commerce Committees visited eBay Inc.'s New York Commerce Innovation Center Tuesday to catch a glimpse of new technologies and services that are revolutionizing commerce. The visit was part of a five-stop tour through the Big Apple organized by the Internet Association.

This recap was written by David London, Senior Director of the U.S. Government Relations team for eBay Inc.