1st Quarter - Report — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (2025)

Firm

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Client

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Income

—

Expenses

$300,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; and corporate taxes and extending certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL BLACK	Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves
MICHAEL CIAMARRA	Senators Susan Collins & Richard Shelby
SIERRA GRIMES	—
PHILIP MOORE	Senator John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Budget Resolution for FY26-34 (H.Con.Res. 14); Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for FY25 (H.R. 1968); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for FY26; Homeland Security Appropriations for FY26; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY25; Safer Skies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2353). Specific issues include: air traffic control operations, modernization, and staffing; aircraft operations, maintenance, and safety; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; airline customer service and consumer protection; passengers with disabilities; airlines rewards programs and credit card interchange fees; aviation workforce staffing; aircraft environment and noise issues; sustainable aviation fuels; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL BLACK	Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves
MICHAEL CIAMARRA	Sen. Susan Collins & Sen. Richard Shelby
SIERRA GRIMES New	—
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Senator John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (119th), H.R. 1968 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th)

Homeland Security HOM

Budget Resolution for FY26-34 (H.Con.Res. 14); Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for FY25 (H.R. 1968); Homeland Security Appropriations for FY26; Safer Skies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2353). Specific issues include aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; and cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL BLACK	Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves
MICHAEL CIAMARRA	Senators Susan Collins & Richard Shelby
SIERRA GRIMES New	—
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Senator John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th), H.R. 1968 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget Resolution for FY26-34 (H.Con.Res. 14); Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for FY25 (H.R. 1968); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for FY26; Homeland Security Appropriations for FY26; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY25. Specific issues include: air traffic control operations, modernization, and staffing; aircraft operations, maintenance, and safety, including 5G/spectrum matters; airport access and infrastructure; commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; airline customer service and consumer protection; passengers with disabilities; aviation workforce staffing; aircraft environment and noise issues; sustainable aviation fuels; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; and cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL BLACK	Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves
MICHAEL CIAMARRA	Senators Susan Collins & Richard Shelby
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Senator John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1968 (119th), H.Con.Res. 14 (119th)

Banking BAN

Credit card interchange fees and airline rewards programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RACHEL BLACK	Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves
MICHAEL CIAMARRA	Senators Susan Collins & Richard Shelby
SIERRA GRIMES New	—
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Sen. John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.