,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,ellison 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 and ,mr4    
,nolan7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
support for designation of ,march #bjad 
as ,multiple ,system ,atrophy ,awareness
 ,month to increase public awareness of 
this progressive neurodegenerative      
disorder that affects the autonomic     
functions of the body4  ,whereas        
,multiple ,system ,atrophy is a fatal   
neurological disease diagnosed in       
approximately #ae1jjj patients in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas as many as    
#ce1jjj more patients in the ,united    
,states with ,multiple ,system ,atrophy 
are misdiagnosed with other more        
recognizable neurodegenerative          
disorders2 ,whereas patients with       
,multiple ,system ,atrophy lose the     

ability to walk1 talk1 chew1 swallow1   
and even breathe over the course of a   
few years2 ,whereas the incidence of    
,multiple ,system ,atrophy in the       
,united ,states has increased in recent 
years2 ,whereas no specific risk factors
 or causes of ,multiple ,system ,atrophy
 have been identified2 ,whereas there is
 currently no cure for ,multiple ,system
 ,atrophy2 ,whereas the lack of         
awareness about ,multiple ,system       
,atrophy has hindered research and the  
ability of researchers to obtain funding
 for their work2 ,whereas public support
 and greater awareness of the need for  
research funding can aid in the         
discovery of the cause of and a cure for
 ,multiple ,system ,atrophy2 and        
,whereas ,march #bjad would be an       
appropriate month to designate as       
,multiple ,system ,atrophy ,awareness   
,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives supports 
the designation of ,multiple ,system    
,atrophy ,awareness ,month to increase  

public awareness of this progressive    
neurodegenerative disorder that affects 
the autonomic functions of the body4