I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 488. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 488) designating July 26, 2014, as ``National Day of the American Cowboy.'' There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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