East Central Region

HYDE-SMITH, HAGERTY MOVE TO STOP PANDEMIC-ERA BURDEN ON LANDLORDS & PROPERTY OWNERS

Introduce ‘Respect State Housing Laws Act’ to End Federal Eviction Notice Requirement, Return Responsibility to States

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) have introduced legislation to restore the right of states and localities to regulate eviction policies by striking a federal pandemic-era requirement that continues to roil the rental market years after the...

HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT FOR REFORMING SUPPRESSOR REGS TO HELP PREVENT HEARING LOSS AMONG HUNTERS

Miss. Senator Again Cosponsors ‘Hearing Protection Act’ to Increase Access to Suppressors by Reclassifying Them as Standard Firearms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week renewed her support for reforming federal regulations that restrict access to suppressors, equipment that could help protect hunters from hearing loss.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the H...

HYDE-SMITH, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZE CDC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH

Senators Want Statutory Authorization to Keep Focus on Rural Health Needs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today introduced legislation to build on their efforts to bring a sharper focus on rural health needs by permanently authorizing the Office of Rural Health within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The bipartisan Rural Health Focus...