Senator Hyde-Smith, a cattle farmer and the former Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, understands the importance of the state’s $7.5 billion agricultural and forestry industries. As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Senator will work on legislation, programs, and policies to allow agriculture and related industries to grow in Mississippi and the nation.

The Senator’s record includes protecting private property rights against eminent domain abuses, helping to open foreign markets for Mississippi agricultural products, and supporting country-of-origin labeling.

(March 19 to August 15, 2025, the USDA Farm Service Agency is issuing up to $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of eligible commodities for the 2024 crop year through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program.  Senator Hyde-Smith fought to get this assistance enacted in December 2024.  These one-time economic assistance payments will help eligible commodity producers in Mississippi mitigate the impacts of increased input costs and falling commodity prices.  Learn more:  https://www.fsa.usda.gov/ecap)



WICKER & HYDE-SMITH: ADDITIONAL $55.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOOD CONTROL & OTHER MISS. PROJECTS

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  ADDITIONAL $55.9 MILLION TO SUPPORT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOOD CONTROL & OTHER MISS. PROJECTS 

Miss. Senators Praise U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY2018 Work Plan Attention to Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its plan to invest an additional $55.9 million in Mississippi to support infrastructure improvements throughout the state.

The Corps of Engineers...

WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING

WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, LET’S KEEP WORKING
 
By U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)

 

The congressional tradition of escaping the nation’s capital in August dates back to the time before air conditioning when Senators would race home before the summer heat reached its peak.  I’ve got an advantage over many of my colleagues because we in Mississippi know something about summer heat.  There are two excellent reasons why the Senate should break with tradition and stay in Washington this...

HYDE-SMITH: TWO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS WILL SUPPORT ARMY CORPS WORK AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN MISS.

HYDE-SMITH: TWO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS WILL SUPPORT ARMY CORPS WORK AND AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN MISS.
 
Senate Committee Approves FY2019 Energy & Water Development, FY19 Agriculture, FDA Bills

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday supported committee passage of two FY2019 appropriations bills that will support public infrastructure and agriculture programs in Mississippi.
 
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee that has approved the FY2019...

Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program

Daily Dose News, Dallas TX 

Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program

Daily Dose

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is proposing an update to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Hyde-Smith’s proposal aims to address the multiple extensions the NFIP has undergone with a long-term extension...

Mississippi delegation favors flood insurance reform

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Mississippi delegation favors flood insurance reform

By Alex Paton
 
Several pieces of legislation were introduced in the U.S. Senate last week which would benefit Mississippians. Three separate bills were introduced by Senator Roger Wicker to address various parts of the current...