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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC filed a Q1 report for UNIVERSAL CORPORATION on April 20, 2026, reporting $30,000 in lobbying income.

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

All filings by THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC · Everything UNIVERSAL CORPORATION has reported

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026
Income
$30,000
What the client paid this registrant for the period.
Client based in
Virginia

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 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

 Bills named in this filing 2
  • H.R. 7567
    Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
  • S. 2958
    AGOA Extension and Bilateral Engagement Act of 2025

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

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