Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Darren Soto's (D-FL-09) Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act to add the Kissimmee River to the list of potential additions to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and direct the Secretary of Interior to complete a study of the Kissimmee River within three years. The bill was co-sponsored by Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) and Scott Franklin (R-FL-15).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes six amendments introduced by Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09).H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S.Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that he is extending the designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) issued the following statement in response.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL-09), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-25), and bipartisan Members of Congress sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging them to consider redesignating Venezuela for TPS and moving the required arrival date forward to December 31, 2021.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –This week, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09)announced that he submitted 15 Community Project Funding requests to the House Committee on Appropriations for funding consideration in the FY2023 cycle, totaling $19,382,360. These projects consider the most urgent needs of Florida's Ninth Congressional District and aim to improve the lives of Central Floridians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with President Joe Biden and senior White House officials to discuss topics of critical importance to the Hispanic community and the CHC. Members shared a slate of executive actions on immigration, education, environmental justice, and healthcare.
KISSIMMEE, FL —Today, Reps. Darren Soto (FL-09), Val Demings (FL-10), and Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Billy Nolen calling on the FAA to invest in a replacement building for the Central Florida Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility (F11) located at Orlando International Airport (MCO).
KISSIMMEE, FL — Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona met with Floridian LGBTQI+ students and families on Transgender Day of Visibility for a roundtable discussion to hear about the impact that recent anti-LGBTQI+ legislation has had on them, their communities, and school experiences.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following statement to commemorate the first anniversary of Venezuela being designated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the Biden Administration.