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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES filed a Q1 report for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES on April 21, 2025.

Lobbying for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025

Expenses

$300,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 162(e) definitions (method C): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Texas

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 4

PHILIP MOORE

Previously held: Senator John Boozman
MICHAEL CIAMARRA

Previously held: Senators Susan Collins & Richard Shelby
RACHEL BLACK

Previously held: Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves
CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New on this filing

Previously held: Rep. Jerry Costello

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 10

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 5

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

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.

Homeland Security

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.

Budget/Appropriations

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.

Banking

Credit card interchange fees and airline rewards programs.

Bills named in this filing 3

H. Con. Res. 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appro…
H.R. 1968
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
H.R. 2353
Safer Skies Act of 2025

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.