4th Quarter - Report

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Period 4th Quarter 2025 Filed Jan 20, 2026 Signed by David M. Richardson

Official filing
Firm
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Client
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
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.

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act. Specifics issues include credit card interchange fees and airline rewards programs.

LobbyistCovered 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: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Continuing Appropriations Act for FY2026 (S. 3290/H.R. 5166); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for FY26 (S. 2465/H.R. 4552); Homeland Security Appropriations for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY25 (S. 3290/H.R. 5166); ROTOR Act (S. 2503); SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 (S. 2387); Dont Miss Your Flight Act (H.R. 3754/S. 1966); Safer Skies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2353); Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025 (S. 1045); Aviation Solvency Funding Act (H.R. 6086); Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2025 (H.R. 5301). 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.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th), S. 2465 (119th), H.R. 5166 (119th), H.R. 6086 (119th), S. 2387 (119th), S. 3290 (119th), S. 2503 (119th), H.R. 5301 (119th), S. 1045 (119th), H.R. 3754 (119th), S. 1966 (119th), H.R. 4552 (119th)

Homeland Security HOM

Continuing Appropriations Act for FY2026 (S. 3290/H.R. 5166); Homeland Security Appropriations for FY26 (H.R. 4213); SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 (S. 2387); Safer Skies Act of 2025 (H.R. 2353). Specific issues include aviation workforce staffing; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening; customs and passenger facilitation issues; cybersecurity.

LobbyistCovered 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: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3290 (119th), H.R. 2353 (119th), H.R. 5166 (119th), S. 2387 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Continuing Appropriations Act for FY2026 (S. 3290/H.R. 5166); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for FY26 (S. 2465/H.R. 4552); Homeland Security Appropriations for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY25 (S. 3290/H.R. 5166). 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; 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.

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

Bills named: S. 3290 (119th), H.R. 4213 (119th), S. 2465 (119th), H.R. 5166 (119th), H.R. 4552 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). Specific issues include 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.

LobbyistCovered 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: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

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.