3rd Quarter - Report — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (2024)

Firm

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Client

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Income

—

Expenses

$310,000

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.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for FY25; Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY25; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY25. 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, including family seating; passengers with disabilities; airlines rewards programs; aviation workforce staffing; airline fare and fee distribution and display; aircraft environment and noise issues; sustainable aviation fuels; prevailing wages at airports; aviation security; customs and passenger facilitation issues; cybersecurity; and war risk insurance.

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

Homeland Security HOM

Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY25. Specific issues include: aviation security, including checked baggage and passenger screening; customs and passenger facilitation; 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: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for FY25; Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY25; Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY25. Specific issues include: air traffic control operations, modernization, and staffing; commercial aviation taxes and fees; Airport and Airways Trust Fund; airline customer service and consumer protection issues; aviation workforce staffing; airline fare and fee distribution and display; aircraft environment and noise issues; sustainable aviation fuels; commercial aviation safety and security; and war risk insurance.

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

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act (S. 1838/ H.R. 3881); and credit card rewards and airline frequent flier 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: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 1838 (118th), H.R. 3881 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for FY25. Specific issues include: commercial aviation taxes and fees, and Airport and Airways Trust Fund.

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

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.