[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12708-S12710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 428

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 428, a bill to 
allow travel between the United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 696

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 696, a bill to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material.


                                 S. 762

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 762, a bill to 
promote fire safe communities and for other purposes.


                                 S. 841

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 841, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle 
safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other 
pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.


                                 S. 878

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify provisions 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 936

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 936, a bill to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for 
sewer overflow control grants.


                                S. 1066

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1066, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to ambulance 
services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 1304

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Byrd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1304, a bill to 
restore the economic rights of automobile dealers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1313

  At the request of Mr. Lugar, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1313, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the 
charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.

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                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Levin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to amend 
section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation 
and shipment of certain species of carp.


                                S. 1524

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Snowe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1524, a bill to strengthen the 
capacity, transparency, and accountability of United States foreign 
assistance programs to effectively adapt and respond to new challenges 
of the 21st century, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1547, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 
to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to 
homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1578

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. LeMieux) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1578, a bill to amend 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as 
the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to 
free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and 
contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extend as certain 
Federal officers and employees.


                                S. 1589

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1589, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for 
the production of biodiesel.


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1660, a bill to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of 
formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1666

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1666, a bill to 
require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
satisfy certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level 
ethanol blends a waiver from certain requirements under the Clean Air 
Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1822

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1822, a bill to 
amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, with respect to 
considerations of the Secretary of the Treasury in providing assistance 
under that Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1938

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1938, a bill to 
establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone 
use and texting while driving.


                                S. 2128

  At the request of Mr. LeMieux, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2128, a bill to provide for 
the establishment of the Office of Deputy Secretary for Health Care 
Fraud Prevention.


                                S. 2810

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Pryor) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2810, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency disaster assistance to 
certain agricultural producers that suffered losses during the 2009 
calendar year.


                                S. 2831

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Lautenberg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2831, a bill to provide 
for additional emergency unemployment compensation and to keep 
Americans working, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 320

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 320, a resolution 
designating May 1 each year as ``Silver Star Banner Day''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2790

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2790 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed 
Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2807

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2807 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of 
members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2878

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Burris), 
the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2878 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2898

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2898 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2909

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Casey) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2909 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, 
a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-
time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and 
certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2912

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2912 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2913

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2913 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2923

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2923 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of 
members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2930

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2930 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of

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the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2943

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2943 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2944

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Kohl) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2944 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members 
of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2957

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as cosponsors of amendment 
No. 2957 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers 
credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other 
Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2961

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Begich) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2961 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, 
a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-
time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and 
certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2962

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2962 proposed to H.R. 
3590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces 
and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Isakson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2962 proposed to H.R. 3590, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the name of the Senator 
from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2962 proposed to H.R. 3590, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2969

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2969 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of 
members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and 
for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2991

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2991 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2993

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) and 
the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2993 intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time 
homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and 
certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2995

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2995 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 3590, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the 
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
employees, and for other purposes.

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