Press Releases

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla. was appointed by the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives to serve on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference committee, a powerful ad hoc panel responsible for reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year 2019 NDAA before the bill can head to the President’s desk to be signed into law.  Murphy’s selection as a conferee gives her a seat at the table in the direct negotiations... Read more

U.S. Representatives   Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) entrepreneurs and small business owners to our nation’s economy.  Murphy, Ros-Lehtinen, and Pocan introduced the resolution in honor of LGBT Pride Month, which takes place each June and celebrates the LGBT community in the United States and around the world.... Read more

Yesterday, U.S. Congresswoman   Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., joined a bipartisan congressional delegation to Tornillo, Texas, where the Trump Administration built a tent camp to hold migrant children who were detained at the border.  The site opened earlier this month and houses boys and girls ages 13 to 17, including children who were separated from their parents as a result of the President’s now-rescinded family separation policy.  Murphy spoke with some of those children, toured... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman   Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today helped introduce a bill to end family separation at the U.S. border.  The  Keep Families Together Act,  H.R. 6135, would prohibit children from being separated from their parents at the border and would ensure that families with legitimate asylum claims are treated fairly. “As a mom, I am outraged by the way that innocent children are being treated at the border and frustrated to see this Administration... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy today recognized high school graduates from Florida’s Seventh Congressional District who will attend various U.S. service academies in the upcoming school year.  Murphy, who nominated the students during the 2017-2018 school year, presented each nominee with a congressional certificate of recognition and a challenge coin.  Surrounded by their friends and family, Murphy offered the students words of encouragement as they prepare to head off to their respective... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today announced that Lake Brantley High School graduate Lucy Gabrovic was accepted to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).  Murphy nominated Gabrovic to the academy during the 2017-2018 school year.  Gabrovic plans to major in Maritime Logistics and Security and intends to become a maritime security officer upon graduation, with the goal of one day becoming a ship captain.  Upon her arrival at   USMMA   later... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy today announced that Samantha DiMaio, Trinity Preparatory School’s first-ever female state champion in tennis, was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point.  Murphy nominated the Maitland resident and recent graduate to the prestigious college during the 2017-2018 school year.  DiMaio will head to the academy later this month   to begin her military training.      DiMaio delivering a backhand slice shot during... Read more

The U.S. House today approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Representatives Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Tom Garrett, R-Va ., to help ensure that states have effective plans in place to protect infants who are innocent victims of the opioid epidemic.  The bill, H.R. 5890, the  Assisting States’ Implementation of the Plans of Safe Care Act, would help Florida and other states develop evidence-based policies and procedures to properly care for babies born dependent on drugs. ... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan measure spearheaded by U.S. Representatives Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Brian Mast, R-Fla., to help more disabled veterans transition to the civilian workforce.  The measure, passed as an amendment   to the   Fiscal Year 2019 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, increases funding for the U.S. House’s Wounded Warrior Program, which provides two-year paid fellowships for disabled veterans to... Read more

U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy of Winter Park, Fla., today announced that the United States Naval Academy accepted Oviedo High School graduate Jack Streeter. Streeter, who Murphy nominated earlier this school year, will attend the prestigious college starting this summer. Streeter intends to major in Mechanical Engineering while at the academy and hopes to serve as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard a U.S. Navy Destroyer upon graduation. Jack Streeter “Cadets at U.S. service academies are among... Read more