Senator Hyde-Smith has great respect and admiration for the law enforcement and first responder personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting the public.  As a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, she will continue to support programs and policies that enable these public servants to do their jobs more effectively.


HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES SAVE AMERICA ACT, SAYING ‘AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS’

HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES SAVE AMERICA ACT, SAYING ‘AMERICAN ELECTIONS ARE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS’

In Speech, Senator Says Voting Rights, Democracy Didn’t Collapse Under Mississippi’s Successful Voter ID Requirement

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VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates for Passage of SAVE America Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today pointed to Mississippi’s successful voter ID law in a floor speech advocating Senate passage of the SAVE America Act, which she cosponsored.

Hyde-Smith...

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AWARD OF $24.8 MILLION FOR SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTION IN MISS.

HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AWARD OF $24.8 MILLION FOR SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTION IN MISS.

FEMA Grants Will Advance Safe Room Facilities in Lincoln, Webster & Tate Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the award of more than $24.8 million to advance safe room projects in Mississippi toward construction, including a large multi-use facility at Copiah-Lincoln (Co-Lin) Community College.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced grants for phase II...

HYDE-SMITH, GOSAR REINTRODUCE ‘GRIP ACT’ TO BLOCK STATE GUN REGISTRIES

HYDE-SMITH, GOSAR REINTRODUCE ‘GRIP ACT’ TO BLOCK STATE GUN REGISTRIES

Bicameral Legislation Intended to Prohibit the Use of Federal Dollars to Keep Gun Owner Registries

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has again teamed with U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) to continue a bicameral fight to prohibit states, localities, or any other organization from using federal funding and background check information to maintain gun registries.

Hyde-Smith and Gosar today...

Democrats tank DHS funding bill for fourth time

The Center Square

Democrats tank DHS funding bill for fourth time

By Thérèse Boudreaux

(The Center Square) – U.S. Senate Democrats tanked the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for a fourth time Thursday, ensuring the department’s funding lapse will span at least a month.

With three...

Co-Lin awarded $18M for multipurpose safe room

Brookhaven Daily Leader

Co-Lin awarded $18M for multipurpose safe room

By Daily Leader Staff

Copiah-Lincoln Community College has been awarded a grant of more than $18 million to construct a multipurpose safe room on the Wesson campus.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency grant will pay for...

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.

 ...

REMEMBERING PAUL GALLO (Executive Calendar)

REMEMBERING PAUL GALLO (Executive Calendar)

Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 30
(Senate - February 13, 2025) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is with a sense of sadness but 
also an honor to celebrate the life of someone who truly made a 
profound impact on my home State of Mississippi...

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

Congressional Record Vol. 170, No. 85
(Senate - May 16, 2024) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every year, our Nation comes together 
to honor and remember the brave men and women who have made the 
ultimate sacrifice in service to their fellow citizens. This week, 
Natio...