Hyde-Smith is the junior senator from Mississippi and is a Republican. She has served since Apr 9, 2018. Hyde-Smith is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]](/static/legislator-photos/412743-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Hyde-Smith.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Hyde-Smith is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Hyde-Smith has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 21, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Cindy Hyde-Smith sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Livestock, Marketing, and Agriculture Security subcommittee Chair
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Legislative Branch subcommittee Chair
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, Energy and Water Development subcommittees -
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Enacted Legislation
Hyde-Smith was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- S. 2581: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020
- S. 3098: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch ...
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Hyde-Smith sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (33%) Animals (22%) Armed Forces and National Security (22%) Government Operations and Politics (22%)
Recent Bills
Some of Hyde-Smith’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3072: Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2019
- S. 2581: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020
- S.Res. 313: A resolution designating the week of September 22 through September 28, 2019, as ...
- S. 2410: Flood Reduction, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Improvement Act of 2019
- S. 2209: Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019
- S. 1687: Forest Recovery Act
- S. 1182: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Apr 2018 to Jan 2020, Hyde-Smith missed 12 of 665 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 1.4% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Cindy Hyde-Smith for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
