Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, worked with her colleagues to secure increased funding beyond the administration’s budget request for projects in Mississippi. “The Army Corps always has important projects underway in Mississippi to improve our waterways and ports. “This is a responsible bill and I’m pleased it’s on a clear path to be signed into law.”Hyde-Smith indicated that the FY2026 measure builds on her previous efforts to support Army Corps work in Mississippi. Army Corps witnesses at a June 2025 budget review hearing testified to their full commitment to implementing the Record of Decision for the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project. Congress has until Jan. 30 to act on the remaining FY2026 funding bills before a current continuing resolution expires.