[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12909-S12911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 583

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 583, a bill to provide 
grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of 
science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high 
technology activities.
  At the request of Mr. Johanns, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 583, supra.


                                 S. 812

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Levin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 812, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for 
contributions of qualified conservation contributions.


                                 S. 848

  At the request of Mrs. McCaskill, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 848, a bill to 
recognize and clarify the authority of the States to regulate 
intrastate helicopter medical services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 864

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand tax-free distributions from 
individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 941, a bill to reform the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, modernize firearm 
laws and regulations, protect the community from criminals, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1067, a bill to support 
stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected 
by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional 
strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect 
civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army 
and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, 
reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1076

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1076, a bill to 
improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1129

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1129, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local 
educational agencies to improve college enrollment.


                                S. 1160

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1160, a bill to 
provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.


                                S. 1243

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1243, a bill to require 
repayments of obligations and proceeds from the sale of assets under 
the Troubled Asset Relief Program to be repaid directly into the 
Treasury for reduction of the public debt.


                                S. 1439

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1439, a bill to provide for 
duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1932

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1932, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the 
Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, 
to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2747

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2747, a bill to amend the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and 
reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water 
conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future 
generations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2755

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2755, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an investment credit 
for equipment used to fabricate solar energy property, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2796

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Johanns) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2796, a bill to extend the authority of the 
Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an 
additional year, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2816

  At the request of Mr. Bunning, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Bayh) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2816, a bill to repeal the 
sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 
with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption 
assistance programs and to allow the adoption credit to be claimed in 
the year expenses are incurred, regardless of when the adoption becomes 
final.


                                S. 2853

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2853, a bill to 
establish a Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to 
assure the long-term fiscal stability and economic security of the 
Federal Government of the United States, and to expand future 
prosperity growth for all Americans.
  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Webb) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2853, supra.


                              S. RES. 316

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 316, a 
resolution calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy 
of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity 
concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and 
genocide documented in the United States record relating to the 
Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2789

  At the request of Mr. Coburn, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2789 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. 2793

  At the request of Mr. Begich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2793 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 Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) and the Senator 
from Ohio (Mr. Brown) 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. 2909

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2923

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 2928

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2928 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. 2938

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2938 
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. 2947

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2947 
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 names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 3011

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3011 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

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


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3030

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3030 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. 3046

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3046 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. 3051

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3051 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. 3069

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3069 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. 3071

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3071 
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. 3085

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3085 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. 3102

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Burris) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Levin) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 3102 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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