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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
f02a32c5-5199-40a1-ad31-32b320ab9ff2
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 15:23:39
Income (reported)
$70,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC

Government relations and business consulting

Contact
JOHN CHRISTIE
Phone
+1 202-393-4760
Address
zip:20001, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1001 G Street NW Suite 375 West

Client

CSX CORPORATION

State
FL
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2007-08-13

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

RRR — Railroads

Discussion regarding H.R. 971, the RAIL Act Discussions involving freight rail regulation Discussions pertaining to truck size and weight Discussions involving nominations to federally authorized commissions Discussions pertaining to rail service and infrastructure proposals Discussions pertaining to Surface Transportation Board (STB) oversight Discussions involving pending business transactions Monitored P.L. 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Monitored discussions involving freight labor agreements

Lobbyists: TREVOR W. KOLEGO; MICHAEL A. GAFFIN; mr JOHN CHRISTIE iii; mr JEFFREY MAXWELL BECKER; MIKE MULLEN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

CSP — Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Monitored issues pertaining to cargo theft from railroads

Lobbyists: MICHAEL A. GAFFIN; TREVOR W. KOLEGO; mr JOHN CHRISTIE iii; mr JEFFREY MAXWELL BECKER; MIKE MULLEN

TRA — Transportation

Discussions pertaining to Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Lobbyists: mr JOHN CHRISTIE iii

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

COM — Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV

H.R. 6046 Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act (all sections of full text)

Lobbyists: MIKE MULLEN

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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