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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION · A collective bargaining unit representing professional pilots who fly in service of UPS

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Income

$70,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Kentucky

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 3

HR 7526
Safe Skies Act of 2026
HR 7191
Fatigued Pilot Protection Act
HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions …

Lobbying activity 3

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Discussions involving H.R. 7526, the Safe Skies Act Discussions involving H.R. 7191, the Fatigued Pilot Protection Act 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

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 to the National Mediation Board

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