UNIVERSAL CORPORATION

Lobbying client · Virginia · filed 2025 to 2026

Provides agronomy support, research and financing to tobacco farmers

$180,000 Reported spend

6 Filings counted

1 Firms hired

2 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 6 filings. 2 further filings on this record were restated by a later amendment and are left out of every total here. Everything on this page is grouped by the client's LDA id (144642), not by name.

Firms hired 1

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC $180,000 6 filings

Bills named in these filings 2

S 2958
AGOA Extension and Bilateral Engagement Act of 2025

4 filings
HR 7567
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2 filings

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $60,000 2 filings
2025 $120,000 4 filings

Issues lobbied 6

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 3

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6
SENATE 6
State, Dept of (DOS) 2

Recent filings 8 total

Q2

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 22, 2025

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 17, 2025

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC Amended

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 2, 2025

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 21, 2025

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THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC Amended

1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025 · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 16, 2025

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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.