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HYDE-SMITH OPPOSES BILL TO CODIFY OFFSHORE ENERGY MORATORIUM

Miss. Senator Says Permanent Offshore Energy Restrictions Would Limit Work to Unleash American Energy

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Explains Opposition to Pending Outer Continental Shelf Legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today registered her opposition to legislation to codify an existing moratorium on oil and gas exploration on parts of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as the Trump administration...

HYDE-SMITH RESUMES QUEST TO LINK NATCHEZ HISTORICAL SITES TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Hyde-Smith Reintroduces the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College Affiliated Areas Establishment Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reintroduced her legislation to designate the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Adams County as an affiliated area of the National Park Service (NPS).

The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS ‘LOVE LIVES ON ACT’

Bipartisan Measure Would Help Spouses of Fallen Servicemembers to Retain Benefits After Remarriage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to allow spouses of deceased servicemembers to retain their survivor benefits if they remarry.

The Love Lives On Act of 2025 (S.410) would ensure surviving spouses can retain their benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA...

MISS. DELEGATION APPLAUDS TRUMP FOR APPROVING MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R-Miss.), and Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) today applauded President Trump for approving Mississippi’s request for a major disaster declaration following deadly Winter Storm Fern, which struck the state Jan. 23-27, 2026.

This approval...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH REITERATE NEED FOR FEMA TO ABANDON PRICEY BIDEN-ERA FLOOD INSURANCE CHANGES

Miss. Senators, Colleagues Demand End as Policyholders Abandon National Flood Insurance Program Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week reiterated the need for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to end Biden-era changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that are driving families and businesses away from vital disaster...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON EPA ACTION ON DICAMBA

Miss. Senator Welcomes Prospect of Greater Certainty, Strong Safeguards for Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement welcoming the Environmental Protection Agency decision to reissue new dicamba use guidelines for dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton: 

“After leading the call from members of Congress for timely action, I am pleased the EPA has delivered this decision on the use of...

HYDE-SMITH CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF TWO MISS. WILDLIFE REFUGES AFTER SUBPAR DUCK SEASON

Miss. Senator Asks FWS to Follow Directive to Fix Neglected Maintenance at Mathews Brake & Yazoo National Wildlife Refuges 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to adhere to a directive she included in recently-enacted legislation to restore and improve two important national wildlife refuges in Mississippi to address neglected...

MISS. DELEGATION URGES TRUMP TO APPROVE MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION FOR MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Mississippi congressional delegation today shared their strong support for Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration after deadly Winter Storm Fern struck the state from January 23 through January 27, 2026. 

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), Michael Guest (R...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ADVANCE ‘MAKING NATIONAL PARKS SAFER ACT’

Hyde-Smith Cosponsored Bill to Improve 911 Emergency Call Service within National Parks System

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today supported committee passage of legislation she cosponsored to improve public safety by updating 911 emergency call capabilities inside the National Park System.

Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that approved the Making National Parks...

MISS. SENATORS COMMIT TO LONG RECOVERY AS MISSISSIPPI OVERCOMES WINTER STORM FERN

 
VIDEO:  Senators Wicker and Hyde-Smith Address Winter Storm Fern Damages and Recovery.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their readiness to support additional federal aid to Mississippi as the state continues cleaning up and assessing damage caused by Winter Storm Fern.

Wicker and Hyde-Smith on Wednesday delivered floor speeches a day after...