,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #adac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself
 & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7 submitt$ ! foll[+    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = designation (       
,septemb] #bjbb 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 #cjj1jjj p 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & millions worldwide2     
,:]eas dy/onia is a neurological movem5t
 disord] pres5t+ 9 v>i\s =ms1 *>act]iz$ 
by involunt>y muscle contractions caus+ 
repetitive or twi/+ movem5ts2 ,:]eas    
symptoms ( dy/onia c range f v mild to  
sev]e & may affect only "o muscle1 only 
"o gr\p ( muscles1 or muscles ?r\gh\t ! 
body includ+ ^? t move ! foot1 h&1 neck1
 eyes1 & m\?2 ,:]eas p ) dy/onia may    
exp]i5ce physical pa91 depression1 &    
anxiety1 & dy/onia c imp$e ! ability to 

p]=m daily tasks2 ,:]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$2    
,:]eas c>egiv]s & family memb]s provide 
physical1 emotional1 & f9ancial support 
associat$ ) c>+ = p]sons liv+ ) dy/onia2
 ,:]eas ! sev]ity ( ! symptoms ( dy/onia
 & ! limit$ public aw>5ess ( ! disease c
 cause isolation = p ) dy/onia2 ,:]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 &  
socioeconomic classes2 ,:]eas ,national 
,dy/onia ,aw>5ess ,mon? w also increase 
aw>5ess & k ( ! impact t ! v>i\s =ms (  
dy/onia h on ^? affect$ & _! c>egiv]s & 
families2 ,:]eas ! dy/onia community is 
unit$ 9 rais+ aw>5ess ?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 _!     
quality ( life1 treatm5t opportunities1 
& c>e2 &  7#d7 provid+ support &        
enc\rag+ p to become advocates1 includ+ 
?r\gh 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 ,dy/onia        
,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 9 p liv+ ) x & _!      
c>egiv]s & families4