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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...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES STATEMENT IN ADVANCE OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Miss. Senator Commits to “Doing the Work of Governing” to Continue Helping American Families, Businesses

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Statement in Anticipation of the State of the Union Address.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement issued in advance of President Trump’s State of the Union Address tonight, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said she and her Republican colleagues are committed “to doing the...

HYDE-SMITH HELPS BREAK GROUND TO OPEN ACCESS TO OKHISSA LAKE PROJECT IN SOUTHWEST MISS.

Miss. Senator Continues Work on New Bill to Convey Additional Acreage for Lakeside Lodge & Conference Center Project

PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith (sixth from right) Helps Break Ground for Okhissa Lake Entrance Road Project.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Miss. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today vowed to continue working for passage of her bill to authorize the transfer of additional federal property to...

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...

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...

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...