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HYDE-SMITH RESTARTS EFFORT TO BAN RESEARCH USING FETAL TISSUE FROM ABORTIONS

‘Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act’ Would Stop the Use of Taxpayer Funding for Research Using Body Parts of Aborted Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chair of the Senate Pro-Life Caucus, today jumpstarted her goal to end federal support for research involving fetal tissue obtained from abortions and to outlaw trafficking of the body parts of aborted children.

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HYDE-SMITH SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN 2A RIGHTS WITH ATF TRANSPARENCY ACT

Cosponsors Bill to Establish Appeal Process for Wrongfully Denied NICS Background Checks

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) in renewing legislation to enhance fairness, timeliness, and transparency for law-abiding Americans required to pass a background check to purchase firearms.

Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the ATF Transparency Act, which would...

HYDE-SMITH CHIDES DEMS OVER TITLE IX FILIBUSTER, HYPOCRISY AT TRUMP SPEECH

In Speech, Miss. Senator Vows to Continue Fight to Protect Women, Girls in Sports

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Vows to Continue Fight to Ensure Title IX Protections for Women and Girls in Sports.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today chided opponents of legislation to ensure Title IX protections for women and girls in sports, and committed to continuing the fight to pass the bill despite a...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TO PROTECT MISS. & U.S. RICE FROM INDIA, CHINA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) in introducing legislation to protect Mississippi and U.S. rice growers against dumping of government-subsidized product from India and China.

The Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act (S.743) would increase U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILLS TO STOP TAXPAYER DOLLARS FROM FUNDING SANCTUARY CITIES

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week cosponsored a pair of bills aimed at cutting off federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities and other jurisdictions that hinder the enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, is an original cosponsor of the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act (S.707)...

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Sen. Cruz Reintroduces the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

"Sanctuary cities continue to defy the law by releasing dangerous criminals back into our communities instead of turning them over to federal immigration authorities."

By Gilbert Rodriguez

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act. The bill would allow local law enforcement to cooperate...

HYDE-SMITH, WITNESSES SEE STARK FUTURE FOR PRODUCERS WITHOUT NEW FARM BILL

Ag Committee Hears from Senatobia Sweet Potato Farmer on Need for Stronger Specialty Crop Safety Net, H-2A Visa Reforms & Death Tax Repeal

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions Mississippi Sweet Potato Farmer on Risks Without a New Farm Bill.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith, Witness Discuss How the Death Tax Harms the Agriculture Community.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Visits with Anna Rhinewalt of  Senatobia’s Sandy Ridge Farms...

HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES ‘SAFER SHRIMP IMPORTS ACT’ 

Legislation Fits President’s MAHA Goals with Stricter FDA Inspection Requirements of Shrimp Imports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 90 percent Americans’ shrimp consumption coming from foreign sources, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has introduced legislation to ensure the quality of imported shrimp and significantly strengthen federal inspection standards of those imports.

The Safer Shrimp Imports Act (S.667) would require overseas shrimp...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO BEGIN OVERTURNING HARMFUL BIDEN ENERGY POLICIES

Senator Cosponsors Resolutions of Disapproval to Rescind Policies, Taxes Imposed to Restrict U.S. Energy Production

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today cheered the start of a legislative effort to begin repealing certain Biden administration rules intended to curtail American oil and gas production, including future development in the Gulf of America.

Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy...

HYDE-SMITH BACKS BILL TO EXPAND LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCEALED-CARRY RIGHTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week joined U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) to reintroduce legislation to expand the concealed-carry rights of qualified law enforcement officers.

The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) Reform Act (S.679) would broaden where qualified law enforcement officers may carry their concealed firearms by amending the original 2004 law that first provided...