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 ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES BY DEFENDING FREEDOMS THEY DIED TO PROTECT

HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGES AMERICANS TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES BY DEFENDING FREEDOMS THEY DIED TO PROTECT

Memorial Day
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2026 Memorial Day Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Memorial Day, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in which she encouraged Mississippians and all Americans to live in a way that reflects the values for which American service members died defending.

“This Memorial Day, let us live in a way that reflects the values they defended –...

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS 2026 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE TO FALLEN MISS. OFFICERS

HYDE-SMITH OFFERS 2026 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE TO FALLEN MISS. OFFICERS

051326 Police Week
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Fallen Officers, Their Families, and Law Enforcement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today paid tribute to three fallen law enforcement officers from Mississippi who are being honored as part of 2026 National Police Week activities.

Hyde-Smith’s tribute also recognizes the families, friends, and fellow officers of Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Joshua...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PRESS ATF TO STOP ENFORCING VACATED PISTOL BRACE RULE

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES PRESS ATF TO STOP ENFORCING VACATED PISTOL BRACE RULE

Senators Oppose ATF Intent to Continue Biden-era Rule that Violates Second Amendment Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined several colleagues in calling on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to cease any efforts to enforce a vacated Biden-era rule that placed onerous registration and fee requirements on pistol brace owners.

Hyde-Smith signed a letter...

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...

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...

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...