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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

Lobbying for SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026
Expenses
$370,000
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
  • MICHAEL CIAMARRA
    Previously held: Sen. Susan Collins & Sen. 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
 Lobbying activity 6

Transportation and HUD Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9170); Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9310); Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act (S. 2503); Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act (H.R. 7613); Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety 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.

Homeland Security Appropriations Act for FY27 (H.R. 9310); Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

 Bills named in this filing 17
  • H.R. 9170
    Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
  • H.R. 9310
    Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027
  • S. 2503
    ROTOR Act
  • H.R. 7613
    ALERT Act
  • H.R. 8770
    SAFEGUARDS Act of 2026
  • S. 2387
    LEAD Act of 2025
  • H.R. 9391
    Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026
  • H.R. 9388
    One-Stop Pilot Program Extension Act
  • H.R. 3754
    Don’t Miss Your Flight Act
  • S. 1966
    Don't Miss Your Flight Act
  • H.R. 2353
    Safer Skies Act of 2025
  • H.R. 7941
    Pay TSA Act of 2026
  • S. 1045
    Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2025
  • H.R. 6086
    Aviation Funding Solvency Act
  • H.R. 8800
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • S. 4784
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • H.R. 1
    One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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

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