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two manatees
August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) announced the introduced of legislation to grant manatees the highest level of federal protection available.


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Darren  Soto
July 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and members of the Florida Democratic delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden and U.S.


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Darren Soto stands in front of the U.S. Capitol
July 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 13, 2021, Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced H.R. 4406, the Supporting Medicaid in the U.S. Territories Act of 2021 to provide five years of Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico and eight years of funding for other U.S. territories.


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FL  09 map with icons for CPF
July 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) announced that all 10 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations in May were included in FY2022 funding bills.


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Kissimme River Canal Section
July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL-09) introduced the Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Act to direct the Secretary of Interior to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and designate segments of the Kissimmee River as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


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POTUS signing H.R.49 into law
June 25, 2021

KISSIMMEE, FL – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) attended President Joe Biden's signing of his bill with Reps. Val Demings (FL-10) and Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) to designate the National Pulse Memorial, H.R. 49.


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June 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Darren Soto's (D-FL-09) bipartisan bills, H.R.


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Rep. Darren Soto introduces H.R. 1522
June 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) released the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) analysis of Reps.

Issues:Puerto Rico

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Darren Soto
May 28, 2021

KISSIMMEE, FL – Today, Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09) and members of the Florida Democratic delegation sent a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis expressing concern over his decision to withdraw Florida from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program (FPUC) on June 26, 2021.

Issues:Economy

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May 28, 2021

KISSIMMEE, FL – Today, bipartisan members of the Florida congressional delegation, led by Reps.