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.


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CHAMPION TODD BUTLER NOMINATION

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CHAMPION TODD BUTLER NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised President Trump’s nomination of G. Todd Butler of Mississippi to serve as judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  Wicker and Hyde-Smith committed to working toward his confirmation.  Mr. Butler would succeed Judge Leslie H. Southwick, who has elected to take senior status.

“Todd Butler is an excellent pick for the federal...

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED

HYDE-SMITH PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN AVIATION BILL, LOOKS TO GET MEASURE ENACTED

Senate and House Have Passed Similar Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Mental Health Care for Pilots & Air Traffic Controllers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today praised Senate approval of legislation she cosponsored to reduce bureaucratic delays and overregulation in how...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS PUSH TO ALLOW U.S. COAST GUARD-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

HYDE-SMITH BACKS PUSH TO ALLOW U.S. COAST GUARD-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Implement Intergovernmental Support Agreements Between USCG & Host Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow the U.S. Coast Guard to enter into intergovernmental support agreements (IGSAs) with host states and communities.

The Strengthening Coast Guard Communities...

Federal judge shares impact of the U.S. Constitution with DAR

Monroe Journal

Federal judge shares impact of the U.S. Constitution with DAR

By Ray Van Dusen, Monroe Journal

ABERDEEN – Following the prior week’s celebration of Constitution Day, the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Tombigbee chapter hosted U.S. District Court Senior Judge Sharion Aycock...

Mississippi attorney nominated to serve on federal appeals court

SuperTalk Mississippi News

Mississippi attorney nominated to serve on federal appeals court

By Caleb Salers

A Mississippi attorney and partner at a law firm with multiple locations in the state has been nominated to a federal appeals court judgeship.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday...

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 81
(Senate - May 13, 2026) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, National Police Week serves as a 
solemn reminder of the courage and sacrifice shown by the men and women 
in law enforcement who lost their lives in service to others. This 
we...

SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Resumed 

SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Resumed 

Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 50
(Senate - March 19, 2026) PDF

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the 
SAVE America Act.

  The principle at the heart of this legislation could not be simpler. 
It is not...

WINTER STORM FERN (Executive Calendar)

WINTER STORM FERN (Executive Calendar)

Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 25
(Senate - February 4, 2026) PDF

  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sheehy). The other distinguished Senator 
from Mississippi.

  Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I join my colleague Senator Roger 
Wicker to draw the attention...