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Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines filed a Q1 report for Southwest Airlines on April 20, 2026.

Lobbying for Southwest Airlines

As filed: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES.

All filings by Southwest Airlines · Everything Southwest Airlines has reported

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026
Expenses
$320,000
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 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

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
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.

 Bills named in this filing 13

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

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