2nd Quarter - Report — SOUTHWEST AIRLINES for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (2026)

Firm

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Client

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Income

—

Expenses

$360,000

Expense method

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

What was lobbied

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Transportation and HUD Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9170); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9310); ROTOR Act (S. 2503); ALERT Act (H.R. 7613); SAFEGUARDS Act (H.R. 8770/S. 2387); Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act (H.R. 9391); One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act (H.R. 9388); Dont Miss Your Flight Act (H.R. 3754/S. 1966); Safer Skies Act (H.R. 2353); Pay TSA Act (H.R. 7941); Aviation Funding Stability Act (S. 1045); Aviation Solvency Funding Act (H.R. 6086); National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 8800/S. 4784). 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 and modernization; customs and passenger facilitation issues; data privacy; 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
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 9388 (119th), S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 9170 (119th), H.R. 7613 (119th), H.R. 6086 (119th), S. 1966 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 9310 (119th), S. 2503 (119th), H.R. 3754 (119th), H.R. 8770 (119th), H.R. 7941 (119th), H.R. 2353 (119th), S. 1045 (119th), H.R. 9391 (119th), S. 2387 (119th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 8800/S. 4784); SAFEGUARDS Act (H.R. 8770/S. 2387); Specific issues include aviation safety; air traffic control operations and modernization; aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening and modernization; customs and passenger facilitation issues.

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2387 (119th), S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 8770 (119th)

Homeland Security HOM

Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9310); SAFEGUARDS Act (H.R. 8770/S. 2387); Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act (H.R. 9391); One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act (H.R. 9388); Safer Skies Act (H.R. 2353); Pay TSA Act (H.R. 7941); National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 8800/S. 4784). Specific issues include aviation security, including crew, passenger, baggage and cargo screening and modernization; aviation workforce staffing; customs and passenger facilitation issues; aviation taxes and fees; data privacy; 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
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 8770 (119th), H.R. 9391 (119th), H.R. 7941 (119th), H.R. 9310 (119th), H.R. 9388 (119th), H.R. 2353 (119th), S. 2387 (119th), S. 4784 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Transportation and HUD Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9170); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9310); Pay TSA Act (H.R. 7941); Aviation Funding Stability Act (S. 1045); Aviation Solvency Funding Act (H.R. 6086); National Defense Authorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 8800/S. 4784). 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; data privacy; 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
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 6086 (119th), S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 9170 (119th), H.R. 9310 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 7941 (119th), S. 1045 (119th)

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act. Specifics issues include 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
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.

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	—
DAVID M RICHARDSON	—

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

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.