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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for UNIVERSAL CORPORATION · Provides agronomy support, research and financing to tobacco farmers

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$30,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 2

HR 7567
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
S 2958
AGOA Extension and Bilateral Engagement Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 5

Agriculture

Monitored H.R.7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Monitored legislation related to labor in agriculture

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitored discussions involving taxation of tobacco products Monitored discussions involving international taxation Monitored discussions involving taxation of nicotine Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions

Tobacco

Monitored discussions related to the regulation of cigars

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Discussions involving S. 2958, a bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act Monitored discussions regarding tariffs and trade Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions

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