Lobbying

MP Materials's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $390K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $710K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Defense and Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

MP Materials

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$710K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

MP Materials lobbying by quarter
MP Materials lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$100K2
Q1 2023$110K2
Q2 2023$100K2
Q3 2023$150K3
Q4 2023$130K3
Q1 2024$100K2
Q2 2024$100K2
Q3 2024$100K2
Q4 2024$100K2
Q1 2025$110K2
Q2 2025$110K2
Q3 2025$110K2
Q4 2025$170K3
Q1 2026$150K2
Q2 2026$390K4
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Defense$995K · 19 reports
  • Taxation$363.3K · 17 reports
  • Natural resources$326.7K · 16 reports
  • Energy and nuclear$78.3K · 3 reports
  • Banking$53.3K · 2 reports
  • Small business$53.3K · 2 reports
  • Trade$53.3K · 2 reports
  • Financial institutions and securities$16.7K · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • SENATE34 reports
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES32 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)2 reports
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)2 reports
  • Interior, Dept of (DOI)2 reports
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)2 reports
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)2 reports
  • White House Office2 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
American Defense International$900K15 quarters
In-houseMP Materials$410K3 quarters
Strategic Marketing Innovations$410K10 quarters
Owen Evans Ingols$210K5 quarters
Phronesisdc$50K1 quarters
Pioneer Public Affairs$50K1 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
MATT WEINSTEINLegislative Director to Rep Byrne, Sr LA to Rep Bonner, LA to Rep RogersQ2 2026
ADAM B INGOLSChief of Staff, US DOE; Senior Advisor, US DOE; Special Assistant Legislative Affairs, White House; Policy Assistant, Speaker of the House Dennis HastertQ4 2023
BRUCE M. EVANSStaff Director Senate Committee on Appropriations; Chief of Staff Senator Thad Cochran; Staff Director Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Clerk Senate Subcmte on Interior AppropriationsQ4 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/20for Q2Phronesisdc$50K
07/20for Q2American Defense International$60K
07/20for Q2In-house$230K
07/16for Q2Pioneer Public Affairs$50K
04/27for Q2PhronesisdcUnder $5,000
04/20for Q1In-house$90K
04/15for Q1American Defense International$60K
04/07for Q2Pioneer Public AffairsUnder $5,000
01/21for Q4 2025Strategic Marketing Innovations$20K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$90K
01/15for Q4 2025American Defense International$60K
25/12/05for Q4 2025In-houseUnder $5,000
25/10/20for Q3 2025American Defense International$60K
25/10/20for Q3 2025Strategic Marketing Innovations$50K
25/07/18for Q2 2025American Defense International$60K
25/07/18for Q2 2025Strategic Marketing Innovations$50K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Strategic Marketing Innovations$50K
25/04/18for Q1 2025American Defense International$60K
25/01/20for Q4 2024Strategic Marketing Innovations$40K
25/01/20for Q4 2024American Defense International$60K