,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ebh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bg1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,bachus 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1
 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4       
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,capito1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south      
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 and
 ,mr4 ,byrne7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
support for designation of ,march #bjad 
as ,national ,multiple ,myeloma         
,awareness ,month4  ,whereas multiple   
myeloma 7or myeloma7 is a cancer of     
plasma cells in the bone marrow and is  
called 8multiple0 because it can occur  
at various sites in the body2 ,whereas  
multiple myeloma causes a variety of    
adverse health effects1 including a     
weakened immune system1 anemia1 kidney  
damage1 and bone deterioration2 ,whereas
 multiple myeloma is the second most    

common blood cancer worldwide2 ,whereas 
multiple myeloma currently affects more 
than #ajj1jjj people in the ,united     
,states1 with about #bb1cej new cases   
diagnosed and #aj1gaj deaths from the   
disease in #bjac according to the       
,national ,cancer ,institute's          
,surveillance1 ,epidemiology1 and ,end  
,results ,program2 ,whereas once        
predominately found among those #fe and 
over1 where it continues to be most     
frequently diagnosed1 multiple myeloma  
is increasingly being identified in     
younger age individuals including those 
in their #cjs1 #djs1 and #ejs2 ,whereas 
multiple myeloma is almost twice as     
likely to occur among                   
,african-,americans and is one of the   
leading causes of cancer deaths among   
,african-,americans1 with scientific    
understanding of the disparity remaining
 unknown2 ,whereas the cause of multiple
 myeloma is not known1 with robust      
research being performed in the ,united 
,states and internationally into        

potential genetic1 environmental1 and   
other risk factors2 ,whereas recent     
years have seen the development of new  
drugs and treatments that have improved 
life expectancies and significantly     
enhanced the quality of life for        
patients2 ,whereas additional new drugs 
and therapies are in the research phase1
 with patient enrollment in clinical    
trials playing an important role in     
determining safe and effective          
treatments2 ,whereas understanding and  
treatment of multiple myeloma has been  
greatly furthered by the role of        
advocacy initiatives promoting          
awareness1 education1 research1 peer    
review1 and collaboration and such      
efforts are to be highly commended2     
,whereas greater awareness of multiple  
myeloma on the part of clinicians and   
the general public can lead to earlier  
detection and treatment1 improving      
health outcomes and bringing comfort to 
patients and their families2 and        
,whereas ,march #bjad would be an       

appropriate month to designate as       
,national ,multiple ,myeloma ,awareness 
,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives supports 
the designation of 8,national ,multiple 
,myeloma ,awareness ,month0 to increase 
public knowledge of this disease and    
advance the vision of finding a cure for
 multiple myeloma4