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The Smith-Free Group, LLC

The Smith-Free Group, LLC filed a Q4 report for Independent Pilots Association on January 20, 2026, reporting $70,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for Independent Pilots Association · A collective bargaining unit representing professional pilots who fly in service of UPS

As filed: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q4 report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 20, 2026

Income

$70,000

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Kentucky

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 3

Transportation

Discussions involving Air Traffic Control modernization Monitored FAA Reauthorization Monitored age limitations for pilots and pilot training hour requirements

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Monitored H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026; provisions relating National Mediation Board

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Discussions involving aviation safety Discussions involving cargo pilot fatigue regulations Discussions regarding cockpit staffing requirements Discussions pertaining to pilot certificate accessibility Discussions pertaining to risk mitigation of aircraft cargo transportation of lithium batteries

Bills named in this filing 1

H.R. 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions …

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