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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC filed a Q1 amendment for THE KROGER CO. on October 22, 2025, reporting $70,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for THE KROGER CO. · American retail company

All filings by THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC · Everything THE KROGER CO. has reported

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 amendment

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Oct 22, 2025

Income

$70,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Ohio

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 2

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 6

Banking

Discussions related to credit card swipe fees

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Discussions relating to privacy legislation Discussions involving organized retail crime Monitored discussions involving pending business transacations

Health Issues

HR 1317 Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (all sections of full text) HR 2495 Medical Nutrition Therapy Act (all sections of full text) Discussions pertaining to pharmacy reimbursement Discussions regarding Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Monitored discussions regarding labor relations Monitored discussions regarding minimum wage Monitored discussions regarding Department of Labor FLSA overtime rule Monitored discussions regarding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) labor savings penalty elimination

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitored discussions involving tax reform

Agriculture

Discussions relating to the Farm Bill Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions Monitored H.Con.Res.14 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

Bills named in this filing 3

H.R. 1317
I CAN Act
H.R. 2495
Nutrition CARE Act of 2025
H. Con. Res. 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appro…

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.