,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,heck of ,nevada submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform  ,,resolution       
,expressing support for designation of  
the week of ,april #ad1 #bjac1 through  
,april #bj1 #bjac1 as ,national         
,osteopathic ,medicine ,week4  ,whereas 
there are currently more than #ajj1jjj  
osteopathic physicians and osteopathic  
medical students in the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas osteopathic physicians have   
made significant contributions to the   
,united ,states health care system since
 the founding of osteopathic medicine by
 ,andrew ,taylor ,still1 ,m4,d41 ,d4,o41
 in #ahgd2 ,whereas osteopathic         
physicians have treated ,united ,states 
presidents1 ,olympic athletes1          
contributed to the fight against ,,aids 
and the fight for civil rights1 and     
served on national health care panels2  

,whereas osteopathic physicians are     
fully licensed to prescribe medicine and
 practice in all specialty areas of     
medicine1 including surgery2 ,whereas   
osteopathic physicians are trained to   
consider the health of the whole person 
and use their hands to help diagnose and
 treat their patients2 ,whereas         
osteopathic physicians and medical      
students in the ,united ,states are     
dedicated to improving the health of    
their communities through education and 
awareness-based efforts1 as well as by  
delivering quality health services2     
,whereas the citizens of the ,united    
,states recognize the need for          
osteopathic physicians who are committed
 to bringing attention to improving the 
health of people in the ,united ,states1
 regardless of age1 income level1 or    
ethnicity2 and ,whereas the week of     
,april #ad1 #bjac1 through ,april #bj1  
#bjac1 would be an appropriate week to  
designate as ,national ,osteopathic     
,medicine ,week3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 

,that the ,house of ,representatives    
supports the designation of ,national   
,osteopathic ,medicine ,week4