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Kissimmee, FL – In honor of Pride Month 2019, U.S. Congressman Darren Soto held a ceremony recognizing eight individuals in Central Florida for their accomplishments. The honorees' biographies were submitted into the Congressional Record and they received Congressional Certificates.

Orlando, FL – Today, U.S. Representatives Darren Soto (FL-09), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), and Val Demings (FL-10) announced legislation introduced to establish the site of Pulse nightclub as a federally recognized National Memorial Site. The announcement was made during a press conference at the Pulse Interim Memorial.

This week, Congress passed H.R. 345 the SMASH Act or "Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act," legislation authored by U.S. Representative Darren Soto (FL-09) that supports and expands programs for mosquito-borne and vector-borne disease surveillance and control. This legislation was included as section 607 of the Senate version S.1379, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019. It passed by voice vote in both the House and the Senate.

Congressman Darren Soto, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of provisions in the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture Appropriations bill to monitor virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, for fraud and manipulation.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) released the following statement today after House passage of H.R. 6, The Dream and Promise Act, legislation offering a pathway to citizenship for up to 2.5 million immigrants who have spent much of their lives in the United States:

KISSIMMEE, FL – Today, FWD.us and Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) held a roundtable lunch on the need for Congress to pass legislation that would provide an earned pathway to citizenship for our nation's Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN) and Representative Darren Soto (D-FL) led a bipartisan letter to Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council, requesting the Administration include blockchain technology in its initiatives on emerging technologies.

Kissimmee, FL – In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2019, U.S. Congressman Darren Soto will hold a ceremony recognizing six individuals in Central Florida for their accomplishments. The honorees' biographies were submitted into the Congressional Record and they will receive official Congressional Certificates.