Senator Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer and the former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, understands the importance of the state’s $7.5 billion agricultural and forestry industries. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Senator will work on legislation, programs, and policies to allow agriculture and related industries to grow in Mississippi and the nation.
The Senator’s record includes protecting private property rights against eminent domain abuses, helping to open foreign markets for Mississippi agricultural products, and supporting country-of-origin labeling.
(March 19 to August 15, 2025, the USDA Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program. Senator Hyde-Smith fought to get this assistance enacted in December 2024. These one-time economic assistance payments will help eligible commodity producers in Mississippi mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices. Learn more: https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ecap)
HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES HUD TO USE MORE MASS TIMBER TO ACCELERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES HUD TO USE MORE MASS TIMBER TO ACCELERATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
Hyde-Smith Chairs Appropriations Hearing to Assess FY2027 HUD Budget Request
VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith Discusses Affordable Housing, Opportunity Zones, Foster Care Housing with HUD Secretary Scott Turner.
VIDEO: Subcommittee Chair Hyde-Smith’s Review of the FY2027 HUD Budget Request.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) encouraged the U.S. Department of Housing and...
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CUT FERTILIZER COSTS FOR AMERICAN FARMERS
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES MOVE TO CUT FERTILIZER COSTS FOR AMERICAN FARMERS
Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Tariffs, Countervailing Duties on Moroccan Phosphate Fertilizers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in introducing legislation to lower the cost of fertilizer for American farmers.
The Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act (S.4418) seeks to deliver direct relief to American farmers harmed by...
HYDE-SMITH SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE
HYDE-SMITH SAYS USDA REORGANIZATION WILL BRING NEW RESOURCES, PERSONNEL TO STONEVILLE & MISSISSIPPI STATE
New Restructuring Plan Departs from Initial Proposals to ‘Eliminate’ Area Offices like ARS Stoneville
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said the effort to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture bureaucracy will result in new Agriculture Research Service (ARS) resources and personnel to Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith, who gained the administration’s commitmen...
Sens. Hagerty, Alsobrooks introduce bill to expand deposit insurance coverage
Financial Regulation News
Sens. Hagerty, Alsobrooks introduce bill to expand deposit insurance coverage
By Dave Kovaleski
U.S. Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) introduced legislation that expands deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts.
The...
New bill could shield small business payroll cash, curb bank runs and aid community banks
WZTV-TV Nashville
New bill could shield small business payroll cash, curb bank runs and aid community banks
by Ashley Griffin
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A bipartisan group of Tennessee lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would expand federal deposit insurance coverage for certain bank...
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
Magnolia Tribune
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
The Alliance said the expansion is an opportunity to expand access to advanced AI technology and workforce development through partnerships with Holmes Community College and local government leaders.
By: Frank Corder
BT...
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG DISTRICT
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG DISTRICT
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 130
(Senate - July 27, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to recognize the
Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--USACE--for 150
years of exceptional...
TRIBUTE TO WADE LITTON
TRIBUTE TO WADE LITTON
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 84
(Senate - May 18, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend Mr.
Wade Litton of Greenwood, MS, for his service and contributions to the
State of Mississippi while serving as the 87th president of Delta
Council...
INFLATION
INFLATION
Congressional Record Vol. 169, No. 21
(Senate - February 1, 2023) PDF
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Madam President, in less than a week, President
Biden will deliver his State of the Union Address to the Nation. In the
buildup to that speech, we are already seeing the President and his
administ...