As the 114^th Congress comes to an end and we look forward to swearing in new federal leaders next year, many sellers have asked us about the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other trade policies that reduce trade frictions for small online retailers. In the Fall of 2015, the US concluded negotiations with 11 other countries on TPP. eBay supported that agreement because it reduced customs frictions for international ecommerce, encouraged countr

Small and medium sellers are the backbone of the US economy, a fact that your eBay Government Relations team constantly reinforces with legislators at all levels – local, state and federal.

Today eBay signed the White House Equal Pay Pledge, underscoring our commitment to advancing equal pay. For more than 20 years, eBay has sought to build a company that supports inclusive commerce that enables opportunity for everyone. As part of our vision, we believe deeply that we must have a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace to ensure we reflect the perspectives of the tens of millions of customers that we serve globally. That’s why we are proud to join with the White House in pledging to close the gender wage gap.

2016 was yet another active year on the Internet Sales Tax front in the US. At the Federal level, proponents of both the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) and the Remote Transactions Parity Act (RTPA) once again attempted to pass their highly unfair IST bills.

In August 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13583 to coordinate government efforts to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the federal

On behalf of the entire eBay Government Relations team I’d like to wish you a happy Small Business Saturday. Small US businesses are the backbone of our economy and eBay is – and has always been – a proud supporter of small businesses, both on “main street” and online. In fact, we created the Small Business Ambassador Network to highlight the success stories of small eBay sellers and further reinforce their importance to lawmakers in the US and across the globe in all of our major markets.