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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Government Issues	Government Issues	2

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

S. 1383119th Congress

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues pertaining to S. 1383, the SAVE America Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S. 1383