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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC filed a Q3 report for THE KROGER CO. on October 17, 2025, reporting $60,000 in lobbying income.

Lobbying for THE KROGER CO. · American retail company

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 17, 2025

Income

$60,000

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Monitored PL 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; discussions involving tax reform

Agriculture

Discussions relating to the Farm Bill Discussions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Monitored HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 Monitored executive branch nominations to federal agencies and commissions Monitored PL 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions involving agriculture

Banking

Discussions related to credit card swipe fees

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Discussions relating to privacy legislation Discussions involving pricing transparency Monitored discussions involving organized retail crime

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 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) labor savings penalty elimination

Bills named in this filing 3

H.R. 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions …
H.R. 1317
I CAN Act
H.R. 2495
Nutrition CARE Act of 2025

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