,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ac1        
#bjai,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4          
,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designation ( ,septemb] #bjai1 z        
,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? &     
rais+ aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( ! disord] (   
dy/onia4  ,:]eas dy/onia is ! ?ird mo/  
common movem5t disord]1 affect+ no few] 
?an #bej1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
millions worldwide2 ,:]eas dy/onia is a 
neurological disord] pres5t+ 9 v>i\s    
=ms1 *>act]iz$ by involunt>y muscle     
contractions caus+ abnormal1 (t5        
repetitive movem5ts & po/ures2 ,:]eas   
symptoms ( dy/onia may imp$e ! ability  
to-- 7#a7 walk 7z 9 g5]aliz$ dy/onia or 
limb dystonia72  7#b7 control ! po/ure (
 ! head 7z 9 c]vical dy/onia72  7#c7    
speak 7z 9 spasmodic dysphonia or       

oromandibul> dy/onia72  7#d7 see 7z 9   
bleph>ospasm72 &  7#e7 write 7z 9 h&    
dy/onia72  ,:]eas !re are limit$        
treatm5ts = dy/onia1 & !re is curr5tly  
no cure2 ,:]eas dy/onia is commonly     
misdiagnos$1 delay+ access to           
appropriate m$ical c>e = ^? affect$2    
,:]eas trauma l t exp]i5c$ by milit>y   
s]vicememb]s c lead to ! onset (        
dy/onia2 ,:]eas c\ntless fri5ds1 lov$   
ones1 sp\ses1 & c>egiv]s mu/ %\ld] !    
physical1 emotional1 & f9ancial burd5s t
 dy/onia causes2 ,:]eas ! sev]ity ( !   
symptoms ( dy/onia & ! limit$ public    
aw>5ess ( ! disease cause _m pati5ts to 
be isolat$2 ,:]eas ,national ,dy/onia   
,aw>5ess ,mon? w raise public aw>5ess & 
und]/&+ ( ! disord] ( dy/onia1 a disord]
 affect+ p ( all ages1 races1           
e?nicities1 g5d]s1 & backgr\nds2 ,:]eas 
,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? w also
 fo/] und]/&+ ( ! impact ! v>i\s =ms (  
dy/onia h on ^? affect$ & _! families2  
,:]eas ! dy/onia community is unit+ to  
coop]ate on aw>5ess ef=ts ?r\gh\t       

,septemb]2 & ,:]eas ! ,b5ign ,ess5tial  
,bleph>ospasm ,rese>* ,f\ndation1 !     
,dy/onia ,m$ical ,rese>* ,f\ndation1 !  
,national ,spasmodic ,dysphonia         
,association1 & ! ,national ,spasmodic  
,torticollis ,association are d$icat$   
to--  7#a7 conduct+ rese>* to f9d       
treatm5ts & a cure = dy/onia2  7#b7     
fo/]+ public aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( !      
disord]2  7#c7 educat+ pati5ts & _!     
families ab\t dy/onia to improve _!     
treatm5t & c>e2 &  7#d7 provid+ support 
& enc\rag+ p to become advocates1       
includ+ by sponsor+ annual pati5t       
education conf]5ces1 s*ool-bas$         
educational programs1 & local ev5ts to  
raise funds = dy/onia rese>*1 education1
 advocacy1 & aw>5ess3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! designation ( ,national      
,dystonia ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 supports
 ! goals & ideals ( ,national ,dy/onia  
,aw>5ess ,mon? to raise public aw>5ess &
 und]/&+ ( dy/onia2  7#c7 recognizes !  
ne$ = additional rese>* to f9d a cure = 

all =ms ( dy/onia2 &  7#d7 enc\rages all
 p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to 
support ,national ,dy/onia ,aw>5ess     
,mon? ?r\gh activities to promote public
 aw>5ess ( dy/onia & fo/] ! und]/&+ ( ! 
impact ( dy/onia on pati5ts & _!        
families4