Rural Communities

SENATE APPROVES FY2026 TRANSPORTATION, HUD APPROPRIATIONS BILL; HYDE-SMITH LED CRAFTING AS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR

Passage is Key Step Toward Sending President Trump a Bill that Benefits Nation & Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised Senate passage of a FY2026 transportation and housing appropriations bill she worked to develop as chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS SENATE-PASSED BILL INCLUDES BOOST FOR MISS. HEALTH, EDUCATION & JOB TRAINING PROJECTS

FY2026 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill Takes Step Toward Final Passage with Help for Franklin County Hospital

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today outlined resources in the FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill that will promote maternal health, education, and job training in Mississippi.

Hyde-Smith serves on the...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK USDA TO RESTORE PREVENTED PLANTING COVERAGE

Recent Rule Removes Crops Insurance Option for Producers Despite Congressional Directive

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues on the Senate Agriculture Committee have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate additional crop insurance coverage for acres prevented from being planted because of disasters like flooding.

The appeal is included in a bipartisan letter to...

HYDE-SMITH WORKED TO FUND MISS. PROJECTS IN SENATE-PASSED ARMY CORPS FUNDING BILL

Hyde-Smith Serves on Subcommittee that Wrote FY26 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for final passage of an appropriations bill that will direct more than $184.1 million for 30 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Mississippi, including $49 million for the Yazoo Backwater Pumps and $21.9 million for Arkabutla Lake...

HYDE-SMITH PUTS PUBLIC SAFETY FOCUS ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE & SCIENCE FUNDING BILL

Senate Gives Final Approval of Bill to Fund Public Safety, Science Work in Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted benefits for Mississippi included in the FY2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, which was passed by the Senate on Thursday.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the CJS funding bill will support...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF INTERIOR-ENVIRONMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL

Miss. Senator Worked to Secure Infrastructure Resources for Mississippi Communities in Bill Headed to President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Thursday voted for final passage of a bill that would make appropriations available for Mississippi water systems, wastewater infrastructure, and unique cultural projects.

The Senate...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH SEEK CRACKDOWN ON MEXICAN CARTELS STEALING RED SNAPPER, ADVOCATE FOR GULF FISHERMEN

Gulf Coast Lawmakers Ask NOAA to Join Fight Against Illegal Red Snapper Harvesting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) are among a group of lawmakers who are encouraging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to crack down on illegal fishing by Mexican vessels in U.S. waters, which undermines Gulf fishermen and funds...

HYDE-SMITH, SLOTKIN INTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND BROADBAND ACCESS IN RURAL AMERICA

Senators Move to Extend USDA Support for Middle Mile Broadband Projects for Another Five Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), with U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), today introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that is instrumental in improving access to broadband service in Mississippi and the rest of rural America.

The Middle Mile...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI FSA STATE COMMITTEE APPOINTEES

Trump Administration Names Five Mississippians to Board Overseeing USDA Farm Programs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the Trump administration’s appointment of five Mississippians to serve on the Mississippi USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday announced that Robert J. Moody of Louisville will chair the Mississippi FSA State...

HYDE-SMITH LEADS SENATE INTRODUCTION OF ROLL-OVER PREVENTION & SAFETY ACT

Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Would Help Farmers Retrofit Tractors to Save Lives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today led the Senate in introducing legislation to help protect farmers from fatal tractor rollovers through a U.S. Department of Agriculture cost-share grant program for retrofitting older tractors with rollbars and other protections.

Hyde-Smith, with U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D...