reducing regulations... are some of the important issues I'm working on.
Work to reduce regulations.
Occurrences
Evidence
Hyde-Smith's official Senate issue page says she "believes in eliminating burdensome federal regulations that hinder small businesses, farmers, and industry."
Congress.gov identifies S.J.Res.11 as introduced by Sen. John Kennedy "for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith" and states that Congress disapproved the BOEM rule on Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources so the rule would have "no force or effect." The same Congress.gov record shows latest action: March 14, 2025, became Public Law No. 119-3.
The Senate roll-call page records Vote 92 on S.J.Res.11, says the joint resolution passed 54-44, and lists Hyde-Smith (R-MS) voting Yea.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Hyde-Smith as a cosponsor of S.J.Res.12, a CRA resolution to nullify EPA's Waste Emissions Charge rule. The same page lists identical bill H.J.Res.35 and states that H.J.Res.35 became Public Law No. 119-2 on March 14, 2025.
Congress.gov identifies S.3366, the Farmers Freedom Act of 2023, as a bill referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on November 30, 2023, with Hyde-Smith among the cosponsors. The bill record describes it as requiring EPA and the Corps of Engineers to use a specified definition of prior converted cropland.
Assessments
Hyde-Smith promised to work to reduce regulations, a broad federal legislative commitment rather than a pledge to enact one specific bill. The evidence shows she materially advanced deregulatory Congressional Review Act measures during her Senate service: she was an original cosponsor of S.J.Res.11, voted for it, and it became Public Law 119-3 nullifying a BOEM rule; she also cosponsored the Senate companion to a methane-fee CRA measure whose identical House vehicle became Public Law 119-2. Additional cosponsorship of the Farmers Freedom Act supports a sustained deregulatory effort, even though that bill did not pass. Because at least one Hyde-Smith-backed deregulatory measure became law during her federal term, the promise is best scored as delivered in the same term.
The promise was phrased as working to reduce regulations, not achieving a specific comprehensive deregulation target. The evidence shows Hyde-Smith took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring and voting for Congressional Review Act resolutions that nullified federal rules, including S.J.Res.11 becoming Public Law 119-3 and the identical House vehicle for S.J.Res.12 becoming Public Law 119-2. Because at least one deregulatory measure she supported became law, the promised outcome was fulfilled.