Darren Soto
Democrat · Representative for Florida's 9th district
18 sponsored · 529 cosponsored
In the House since 2017
Age 48
Contact their office: (202) 225-9889 · 2353 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 18 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 1 bill they backed became law.They cosponsored it.
- 20 passed the House and wait on the Senate.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 1 of 676 recorded votes (0.1%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on health and government operations and politics.123 and 36 of the 547 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (1)
This bill requires the Attorney General to release all unclassified Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Became law · 119-HR-4405
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
This Act amends the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act. It authorizes the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area to include the portion of the Park known as `Osceola Camp''.
The House fell short of the two-thirds needed to override the veto 236–188 · 119-HR-504
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?The bill expands the Miccosukee Reserved Area and mandates flood protection for the Osceola Camp. +6
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (20)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill directs the Director of the United States Geological Survey to create a program focused on sinkhole risks.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-900
- Yes: Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?The creation of risk maps assists in disaster preparedness and emergency management. +4
This bill directs various federal agencies to explore and report on new technologies.
Passed the House 336–36 · 119-HR-1770
- Yes: Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?The bill enhances consumer protection by using AI to track product hazards and studying blockchain to mitigate fraud. +5
This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to complete a study within one year of the bill's enactment.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-2004
- Yes: Does this do more about addiction and overdose deaths?Specifically targets the identification of fentanyl in overdose cases to improve patient outcomes. +7
And 17 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 18 bills they wrote: 16 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.