1st 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

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY24 (H.R. 2882); FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 1939/H.R. 3935); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for FY24 (S. 2437/H.R. 4820); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY24 (S. 2625/H.R. 4367). 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 issues, including family seating; passengers with a disabilities; 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
SAMANTHA JOY FAY New	Rep. Tim Ryan
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; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3935 (118th), S. 2625 (118th), H.R. 2882 (118th), S. 2437 (118th), H.R. 4820 (118th), H.R. 4367 (118th), S. 1939 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY24 (H.R. 2882); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY24 (S. 2625/H.R. 4367). Specific issues include: aviation security; customs and passenger facilitation; and cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAMANTHA JOY FAY New	Rep. Tim Ryan
SIERRA GRIMES New	—
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Senator John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 2882 (118th), H.R. 4367 (118th), S. 2625 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY24 (H.R. 2882); Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act for FY24 (S. 2437/H.R. 4820); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY24 (S. 2625/H.R. 4367). Specific issues include: air traffic control operations, modernization, and staffing; 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; aviation safety and security; and war risk insurance.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAMANTHA JOY FAY New	Rep. Tim Ryan
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Senator John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 2437 (118th), H.R. 4820 (118th), H.R. 4367 (118th), H.R. 2882 (118th), S. 2625 (118th)

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act (S. 1838/ H.R. 3881), and credit card rewards and frequent flier programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAMANTHA JOY FAY	Rep. Tim Ryan
SIERRA GRIMES New	—
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS	Rep. Jerry Costello
PHILIP MOORE	Sen. John Boozman
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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

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.