,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ag1       
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4           
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,blunt    
,rochester1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4     
,rush1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4   
,barragn1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1   
,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4    
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4      
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 
,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4               
,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,levin of         
,michigan1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,cox of ,california1 ,ms4 ,lee of      
,california1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mrs4        
,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of         
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,hastings1  
and ,mr4 ,raskin7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       

,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
support for the designation of ,october 
#ag1 #bjai1 as ,national ,vitiligo      
,awareness ,day4  ,whereas vitiligo is a
 long-term1 chronic disorder that       
results in the loss of pigment in       
patches on the skin1 hair1 eyes1 and    
inside of the mouth2 ,whereas the       
condition can result in discomfort1     
itching1 and pain1 but there is still no
 known cure2 ,whereas the ,american     
,academy of ,dermatology refers to      
vitiligo as a life-altering disorder    
that can cause low self-esteem1 anger1  
and depression2 ,whereas according to   
the ,american ,academy of ,dermatology1 
about half of the individuals diagnosed 
with vitiligo are diagnosed before the  
age of #ba2 ,whereas a study by         
,pediatric ,dermatology found that about
 half of all children and adolescents   
diagnosed with vitiligo experienced a   
decreased quality of life1 and some     
individuals even experienced problems   
with schoolwork1 increased bullying and 

teasing1 trouble with developing        
friendships1 and self-confidence issues2
 ,whereas a ,yale study found that      
bullied children are two to nine times  
more likely to consider suicide1 and the
 ,,cdc reports suicide is the third     
leading cause of death among young      
people2 and ,whereas ,judith ,porter1   
,ph4,d41 and ,ann ,beuf1 ,ph4,d41 found 
that social support for children and    
adolescents with vitiligo provided by   
families1 peers1 charities1 support     
groups1 and teachers can greatly improve
 their quality of life and decrease     
stress related to bullying3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,vitiligo      
,awareness ,day2 and  7#b7 recognizes   
the importance of providing support for 
individuals diagnosed with vitiligo to  
improve their quality of life4