,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#be1 #bjae ,mr4 ,warner 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,cornyn7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,,resolution    
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
that the ,citizens' ,stamp ,advisory    
,committee should recommend the issuance
 of1 and the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service should issue1 a commemorative  
stamp in honor of the holiday of        
,diwali4  ,whereas ,diwali1 also        
referred to as the festival of lights1  
is an ,indian holiday that marks the    
beginning of the ,hindu ,new ,year2     
,whereas ,diwali celebrates the triumph 
of good over evil1 the awareness of     
one's inner light1 the dispelling of    
ignorance1 and bringing peace and joy   
through the awakening gained from a     
higher knowledge2 ,whereas ,diwali is   
observed in the ,united ,states1 and    

across the globe1 by ,hindus1 ,sikhs1   
,christians1 ,jains1 and ,buddhists2    
,whereas as one of the world's oldest   
religious holidays1 ,diwali serves not  
only as a time for celebration1 but also
 as a time for communities and families 
to come together in spiritual           
enlightenment2 ,whereas the practice of 
celebrating ,diwali has survived        
political1 economic1 and social changes 
throughout history1 while always        
carrying the universal symbolism of the 
victory of light1 goodness1 knowledge1  
and truth2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
,postal ,service1 in accordance with    
recommendations of the ,citizens' ,stamp
 ,advisory ,committee1 has issued stamps
 for other popular holidays in the      
,united ,states1 including ,christmas1  
,kwanzaa1 ,hanukkah1 and ,eid al-,fitr2 
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service has yet to issue a stamp in    
honor of ,diwali2 and ,whereas issuing a
 postage stamp honoring ,diwali is      
fitting and proper3 ,now1 therefore1 be 

it  ,that it is the sense of the ,senate
 that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states ,postal
 ,service should issue a postage stamp  
honoring the holiday of ,diwali2 and    
7#b7 the ,citizens' ,stamp ,advisory    
,committee should recommend to the      
,postmaster ,general that such a stamp  
be issued4