,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aafj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,dean 7= h]self & ,mrs4       
,lawr5ce7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ,septemb]     
#bjbj z ,pa9 ,aw>5ess ,mon? & recogniz+ 
! disproportionate impact ( migra9e     
disease & heada*e disord]s on wom54     
,:]eas approximately #cf1jjj1jjj        
,am]icans live ) migra9e disease1 m ?an 
h a/hma or diabetes comb9$1 & #f1jjj1jjj
 ,am]icans exp]i5ce *ronic migra9e1 a   
highly disabl+ neurological disord] & ! 
second-lead+ cause ( global disability2 
,:]eas a migra9e attack c cause sev]e   
?robb+ pa9 or a puls+ s5sation1 usually 
on "o side ( ! head1 :i* is (t5         
accompani$ by nausea1 vomit+1 & extreme 
s5sitivity to light1 s\nd1 & smells2    
,:]eas migra9e attacks c la/ = h\rs to  
days1 ) pa9 s sev]e t x int]f]es ) daily
 activities & quality ( life2 ,:]eas !  

pa9 ( clu/] heada*e attacks is "o ( !   
mo/ excruciat+ human exp]i5ces2 ,:]eas  
p]sons liv+ ) migra9e disease & heada*e 
disord]s also exp]i5ce significant      
/igma1 (t5 com+ f fri5ds1 family1 &     
c[ork]s2 ,:]eas migra9e disease affects 
approximately #bh1jjj1jjj wom5 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 & #he p]c5t ( ^? ) *ronic
 migra9e are wom52 ,:]eas migra9e       
disease & heada*e disord]s are n only   
physical conditions t require liv+ )    
*ronic pa91 b !re is also ! con/ant     
worry t ^! attacks c /rike at any mom5t1
 tak+ an emotional toll & increas+ !    
likelihood ( anxiety & depression2      
,:]eas diff]5ces 9 diagnosis & treatm5t 
( heada*e & migra9e disord]s 9 ,black1  
indig5\s1 & p ( color communities may   
indicate racial & e?nic disp>ities 9    
access & quality ( c>e = ^! pati5ts2    
,:]eas ! physical pa9 ( wom5 is r\t9ely 
dismiss$ by m$ical pr(essionals &       
society z a :ole1 contribut+ to _! pa9 &
 ! cascad+ effects !refrom2 ,:]eas !    
physical pa9 ( wom5 ( color is r\t9ely  

dismiss$ by m$ical pr(essionals &       
society z a :ole1 contribut+ to _! pa9 &
 ! cascad+ effects !refrom2 ,:]eas      
/udies h %[n t racial bias c affect h[  
doctors assess & treat pa91 includ+ a   
#bjaf /udy t %[$ tra9ees :o believ$ t   
,black p are n z s5sitive to pa9 z ,:ite
 p 7 less likely to treat ,black p's pa9
 appropriately2 ,:]eas migra9e disease  
is ?ree times m common 9 wom51 rea*+    
peak preval5ce betwe5 #cj & #ci ye>s (  
age1 at a "t :5 _m wom5 are rapidly gr[+
 9 _! c>e] & balanc+ "w1 family1 &      
social obligations1 fur!r contribut+ to 
! wage gap2 ,:]eas wom5 acc\nt = a l>ge 
majority ( ! e/imat$ #gh1jjj1jjj1jjj 9  
migra9e-associat$ economic co/s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 repres5t+ ab\t #hj p]c5t 
( bo? direct m$ical co/s & lo/ labor    
co/s includ+ pres5teeism & abs5teeism2  
,:]eas migra9e disease has significant  
negative consequ5ces = individuals1 _!  
families1 & society z a :ole2 ,:]eas !  
,national ,in/itutes = ,heal? 7,,nih7   
fund$ less ?an #dj1jjj1jjj 9 heada*e    

disord]s rese>* 9 fiscal ye> #bjai1     
am\nt+ to #j4a p]c5t ( ! total ,,nih    
budget1 & comp>isons ) ,,nih fund+ ( o!r
 diseases ( simil> disability & disease 
burd5 indicate t fund+ ( heada*e        
disord]s rese>* %\ld in/ead exce$       
#bjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye>2 ,:]eas migra9e    
disease & clu/] heada*e are disabl+     
diseases b l>gely symptomatic1 )\t      
reliable diagno/ic physical signs or lab
 f9d+s1 mean+ t ,f$]al regulations      
prohibit+ claimant symptoms f support+  
,,ssdi_/,,ssi eligibility z m$ically    
det]m9able impairm5ts 9 sequ5tial       
evaluation unfairly prev5t _! inclusion2
 & ,:]eas access to relief f clu/]      
heada*e is (t5 inexplicably limit$ by   
lack ( insurance & ,m$ic>e cov]age (    
safe & effective oxyg5 !rapy3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = ! designation ( ,pa9 ,aw>5ess ,mon? 9
 ord] to highlight invisible diseases l 
migra9e & heada*e disord]s :i* h a      
disproportionate impact on wom52  7#b7  

emphasizes ! ne$ = additional ,f$]al    
support = migra9e disease & heada*e     
disord]s1 includ+ increas$ ,f$]al rese>*
 fund+1 access to treatm5t options &    
diagno/ic me?ods includ+ telem$ic9e1 &  
economic inc5tives = additional employ] 
accommodations2 &  7#c7 recognizes &    
reaffirms a commitm5t to public         
education ab\t migra9e disease & heada*e
 disord]s to r$uce /igma4