India, Nov. 19 -- Shortly after overwhelming vote in the US House of Representatives, the Senate also passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Tuesday, moving a step closer to the forced release of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The bill will now be sent to President Donald Trump for his assent.

By unanimous consent, meaning without any vote, the upper chamber of Congress agreed to consider the bill passed when it arrived before it from the US House and send it to President Trump, who pledged to sign the act into law, without a debate, news agency AFP reported

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