SOUTHWEST AIRLINES lobbying for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$320,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using 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 3

CHRISTA FORNAROTTO LUCAS New on this filing

Previously held: Rep. Jerry Costello
MICHAEL CIAMARRA

Previously held: Sen. Susan Collins & Sen. Richard Shelby
RACHEL BLACK

Previously held: Reps. Tony Gonzalez, Mayra Flores, Andrew Clyde & Tom Graves

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

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Treasury, Dept of
White House Office

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 13

HR 7148
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 4213
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 7147
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
S 2503
ROTOR Act
HR 7613
ALERT Act
S 2387
LEAD Act of 2025
HR 3754
Don’t Miss Your Flight Act
S 1966
Don't Miss Your Flight Act
HR 2353
Safer Skies Act of 2025
S 1045
Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025
HR 6086
Aviation Funding Solvency Act
HR 5301
PIPES Act of 2025
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Lobbying activity 5

Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2026 (H.R. 7148; P.L. 119-75); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Homeland Security (H.R. 7147); ROTOR Act (S. 2503); ALERT Act (H.R. 7613); 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.

Homeland Security

Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Homeland Security (H.R. 7147); 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.

Budget/Appropriations

Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY2026 (H.R. 7148; P.L. 119-75); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY26 (H.R. 4213); Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Homeland Security (H.R. 7147). 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.

Banking

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

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.