Cindy Hyde-Smith

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Hyde-Smith co-sponsored Senate Resolution 734 designating May 16, 2026, as "Kids to Parks Day."

Hyde-Smith spoke on the Senate floor during National Police Week to honor three Mississippi law enforcement officers—Joshua Brashears, Martin Shields, Jr., and Bryan Pippin—who died in service and were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

Hyde-Smith spoke during Morning Business to recognize April as Faith Month and discussed the role of faith in America's founding and history.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Hyde-Smith rose to call attention to safety issues involving commercial trucks driven by undocumented immigrants and cited specific accidents in Florida and California, stating that weaknesses in the commercial driver's license system and failed policies from previous administrations contributed to these incidents.

Hyde-Smith asked for the yeas and nays on H.J. Res. 131, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management's Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision, and voted yea on the measure, which passed 49-45.

Hyde-Smith asked for the yeas and nays on the Gaiser nomination.

Hyde-Smith marked the third anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and noted that the Supreme Court had delivered a decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood allowing states to defund abortion providers from Medicaid programs.

Hyde-Smith co-sponsored S. Res. 235, a resolution designating May 17, 2025, as "Kids to Parks Day."

Hyde-Smith co-sponsored S. Res. 235, a resolution designating May 17, 2025, as "Kids to Parks Day."

Hyde-Smith co-sponsored Senate Resolution 235 to designate May 17, 2025, as "Kids to Parks Day."

Hyde-Smith honored four Mississippi law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty—Jeremy Todd Malone, Troy Lamar Floyd, Michael Elaine Griffin, and Robert Daye Daffin, Jr.—whose names were added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in 2025.

Hyde-Smith designated April as Faith Month and commended Concerned Women for America and other faith-based organizations for encouraging people to strengthen their faith during this month.