,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ab1       
#bjag,mr4 ,heller 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 and ,mr4      
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prevent homeowners from being     
forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage
 loan debt4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,mortgage ,debt    
,tax ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,extension of   
exclusion from gross income of discharge
 of qualified principal residence       
indebtedness  7a7 ,in general           
,subparagraph 7,e7 of section           
#ajh7;a77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
,january #a1 #bjag each place it appears
 and inserting ,january #a1 #bjai4  7b7 
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to indebtedness
 discharged after ,december #ca1 #bjaf4