I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 291, and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 291) recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
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