HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PROMOTE BILL TO CODIFY NOAA COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM INVOLVING MISS. SCHOOLS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PROMOTE BILL TO CODIFY NOAA COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM INVOLVING MISS. SCHOOLS

Mississippi State University & USM Would Both Benefit from Cooperative Institute Act of 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined colleagues in promoting bipartisan legislation they introduced to ensure the future of a long-standing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program that involves Mississippi universities in academic research...

HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE ADVANCE LONG-AWAITED FARM BILL

HYDE-SMITH, AG COMMITTEE ADVANCE LONG-AWAITED FARM BILL

Miss. Senator Calls on Democrats to Help Move Measure Toward Senate Passage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted with a majority of the Senate Agriculture Committee to approve the Farm Bill 2.0, clearing a pathway for the full Senate to debate the long-awaited and long-overdue legislation.

Committee passage of the Agricultural Act of 2026, or Farm Bill 2.0, was a continuation of an August 6 markup that...

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.75 MILLION TO HELP 20 MISS. RURAL HOSPITALS SUSTAIN WORKFORCE

HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $3.75 MILLION TO HELP 20 MISS. RURAL HOSPITALS SUSTAIN WORKFORCE

Hyde-Smith Avid Supporter of Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program, Encouraged Miss. Hospitals to Apply

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that 20 rural hospitals and health providers in Mississippi will receive federal grant funding through a program created to help them sustain their workforces and continue to provide care.

Hyde-Smith, as a member of the Senate...

USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards

Seafood Source

USDA announces nearly USD 20 million in catfish awards

By Nathan Strout

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued nearly USD 20 million (EUR 17.2 million) in awards for catfish products, which it will use for federal nutrition programs like national school lunches.

The...

Federal funds boost UMMC telehealth for rural residents

WJTV-TV Jackson

Federal funds boost UMMC telehealth for rural residents

By Miracle Jennings

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), alongside U.S. Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), announced a $4.25 million federal award to the University of...

LEGISLATIVE SESSION--American Agriculture

LEGISLATIVE SESSION--American Agriculture

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 170
(Senate - October 15, 2025) PDF

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.

American Agriculture

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to highlight a growing 
crisis that threatens our farmers...

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2025

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2025

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 79
(Senate - May 12, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, as our Nation comes together to 
observe National Police Week, we honor the courageous men and women in 
law enforcement who have given their lives in service to others.

 ...

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS ACT (Executive Session)

PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORTS ACT (Executive Session)

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 42
(Senate - March 5, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today to once again join my 
Republican colleagues in reaffirming our commitment to safeguarding the 
protections provided by...