Press Releases
Today, U.S. Congressman Darren Soto introduced the Protect Patriot Spouses Act (H.R. 557) in support of the Juarez family and military spouses facing deportation by allowing for adjustment to immigration status, as well as a Private Bill for the Relief of Alejandra Juarez (H.R. 581), which once passed it would allow Mrs.
— Reps. Juan Vargas (CA-51), Daren Soto (FL-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), and Grace Napolitano (CA-32) are proud to introduce the DREAMer House Employment Act of 2019 (H.R.623). This bill would make DACA participants, or "DREAMers", eligible for employment by an office of a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Today, U.S. Representatives Darren Soto (FL-09) and Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) introduced the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549), legislation to allow Venezuelan nationals to become eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the United States.
U.S. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) introduced his first bills of the 116th Congress this week focusing on environmental protections policy. The six bills reintroduced include Rep. Soto's signature Kissimmee River Bill, along with legislation to protect Florida from fracking damage, combat the pandemic of infectious diseases caused by mosquitoes, limit the sale of lionfish, and increase research of risks of sinkholes.
U.S. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) has been appointed to serve on the exclusive House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he will legislate on a wide range of policy issues with key priorities for Central Florida. Energy and Commerce is the oldest continuous standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and has the broadest jurisdiction of any committee in Congress, and oversees several federal departments and agencies.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Warren Davidson (OH-08) and Darren Soto (FL-09) today introduced the long-awaited Token Taxonomy Act, H.R. 7356, to provide light-touch regulatory certainty for businesses, entrepreneurs, and regulators in the blockchain economy.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed five bills introduced by Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) in the Conference Report on H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (more commonly known as the Farm Bill), a bill to strengthen our nation's farm and food economy. In the Farm Bill, Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL-09) along with Ted Budd (R-NC-13), introduced two pieces of legislation to help prevent virtual currency price manipulation and position the United States to be a leader in the cryptocurrency industry. The Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018 and the U.S.
Congressman Darren Soto, a Member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement after heightened unrest at the U.S.-Mexico border and threats by President Trump to permanently close southern ports of entry:
Congressman Darren Soto, Chair of the Civil and Voting Rights Task Force in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released the following statement following surfaced court documents indicating the Trump Administration is considering sharing confidential census data with law enforcement and other national security agencies: