[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 194 (Friday, December 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13458-S13459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 144

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 144, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F.


                                 S. 416

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 416, a bill 
to limit the use of cluster munitions.


                                 S. 538

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 538, a bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school 
counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-
income local educational agencies.


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 634, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to improve standards for physical education.


                                 S. 663

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, the names of the Senator 
from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 663, a bill to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the 
Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to 
certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
(including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
during World War II.


                                 S. 818

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 818, a bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through 
Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 941

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 1029

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1029, a bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage 
States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework.


                                S. 1052

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1052, a bill to amend the small, rural school achievement program 
and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title VI of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

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                                S. 1129

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name 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. 1137

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1137, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to establish a Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee.


                                S. 1431

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1431, a bill 
to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified 
permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1646

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1646, a bill to keep Americans 
working by strengthening and expanding short-time compensation programs 
that provide employers with an alternative to layoffs.


                                S. 1652

  At the request of Mr. Specter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1652, a bill to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.


                                S. 2847

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2847, a bill to regulate the 
volume of audio on commercials.


                                S. 2869

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2869, a bill to increase 
loan limits for small business concerns, to provide for low interest 
refinancing for small business concerns, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2886

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Kaufman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2886, a bill to prohibit 
certain affiliations (between commercial banking and investment banking 
companies), and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2909

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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. 2941

  At the request of Mr. Specter, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2941 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. 2976

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2976 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 name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3185

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3185 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. 3256

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mrs. Hagan) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3256 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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