McKeon Group is the leading firm in Washington representing clients in the rare earth and critical elements sector. With the leadership, access, and influence provided by former House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, Ambassador and former House Intelligence Chairman Pete Hoekstra, and Congressman John Fleming, MD, the McKeon Group has been successful in representing clients in the rare earth space to all levels of the federal government.

Through the firm’s subject matter expertise and unmatched understanding of the Executive, Legislative, regulatory, and appropriations spaces, we have connected our clients with the key movers and decision makers. These include the White House, White House Office of Climate, Department of Energy, United Sates International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), Department of the Interior, and the Department of Defense.

We have also been leading the initiative to foster comprehensive issue awareness and narrative development on Capitol Hill with Congressional leaders of both parties in the House and Senate. The McKeon Group and its clients are regularly sought after by The White House, Members of Congress and their Senior Staff, and various Federal Agencies for our expertise, counsel, and partnership on the development of federal policy relating to rare earth and critical elements.

Summary of Service

McKeon Group is highly effective in navigating the complexity of the federal government, including the legislative process, regulatory and appropriations process, and the Executive and Federal Agencies. Through our efforts we have partnered with clients to represent them across all levels of the federal government focusing on a wide range of leading issues including:

• Securing a reliable supply chain for critical minerals, working both domestically and internationally with allied partners on robust mineral security partnerships.
• Supporting and advocating the need for a secure, responsible, and sustainable supply chain for rare earth metals, batteries, magnets, and green steel for North America and its international allied partners.
• Developing the framework for these supply chains of rare earth metals and minerals to meet future renewable energy, national security, and technological needs.
• Partnering with private capital investment through an engagement with public policy to de-risk investment to support stable, secure, and sustainable supply chains.
• Identifying where the US is import-reliant and where the US needs to reshore production for readiness.
• Onshoring through increasing domestic production and “friendshoring” through working with allied nations.
• Partnering private capital investment with public money available through government loans, grants, etc.
• Mining, permitting, and leasing policy as well as mineral separation, refinement, processing, and neo-magnet manufacturing in the United States.