Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the House passed Congressman Darren Soto's bill to rename a Winter Haven Post Office (1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Florida) after Althea Margaret Daily Mills, a civil rights hero who sued Polk County to desegregate the public schools. Congressman Soto gave the following remarks on the House Floor:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support our bill, H.R. 2969, which passed the House today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Darren Soto's bills, the Digital Taxonomy Act(H.R. 2154) and the Blockchain Innovation Act (H.R.
ORLANDO, FL – Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the dispensing of funding passed by Congress to help American municipalities serve constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation was supported by Central Florida Reps. Demings, Soto, and Murphy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, with the U.S. Postal Service under assault from the Trump Administration, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) voted to pass H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act. The Delivering for America Act requires the Postal Service to return to the Postal Service operations and levels of service that were in place on January 1, 2020 throughout the duration of the coronavirus public health emergency and requires all election mail to be treated as First-Class mail.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06), Co-Chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, along with Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11), Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asking for guidance on the taxation of "block rewards" in a proof of stake network. Currently, taxpayers are not given guidance for how participating in "staking" should be treated, which could result in unintentionally dissuading participation in this new technology.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), John Rutherford (R-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), and Greg Steube (R-FL) this week introduced H.R. 7868, the Strengthening America's Families Act (SAFA), which would use research and the science of child development to transform the child welfare system.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) announced appropriations wins for Central Florida included in H.R. 7617, the second "minibus" of fiscal year 2021 spending bills: Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Service and General Government, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Reps. Darren Soto (FL-09) and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) sent a letter urging Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott to encourage the Senate to take up the House-passed HEROES Act and prioritize the health and safety of Latino communities bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) spoke on the House floor in support of the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act, S.2163/H.R. 1636, legislation that passed the House earlier this week and the Senate last month. The bill, which was introduced by Congresswoman Frederica S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) voted to pass the Child Care is Essential Act and the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act, bills to expand the availability of quality child care, help workers return to their jobs when it is safe and enable America's economy to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.