,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ! ?ird week ( ,novemb]1   
,novemb] #ad to ,novemb] #bj1 #bjba1 z  
,,t$ ,aw>5ess ,week4  ,:]eas ! ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal? def9es a r>e       
disease z a condition t affects few] ?an
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curr5tly !re are approximately #g1jjj   
r>e diseases impact+ almo/ #cj1jjj1jjj  
,am]icans2 ,:]eas ?yroid eye disease    
7,,t$7 is a s]i\s1 progressive1 & r>e   
autoimmune condition 9 :i* ! body's     
immune sy/em mi/ak5ly attacks heal?y    
muscle & fat tissue beh9d ! eye1 caus+  
inflammation & sc> tissue to =m2 ,:]eas 
p liv+ ) ,,t$ (t5 h debilitat+ symptoms 
( eye bulg+1 d\ble vision1 blurr$       
vision1 pa91 & facial disfigurem5t1 & 9 
sev]e cases1 ,,t$ c lead to bl9dness2   

,:]eas p liv+ ) ,,t$ are (t5 impact$ by 
long-t]m functional1 psy*osocial1 &     
economic burd5s1 includ+ ! inability to 
"w or p]=m activities ( daily liv+2     
,:]eas ! exact und]ly+ process by :i*   
,,t$ occurs is n fully und]/ood1 & ,,t$ 
is a s]i\s1 vision-?reat5+ condition t c
 get worse ov] "t2 ,:]eas ,,t$ is a r>e 
disease & is e/imat$ to h a preval5ce ( 
#af p] #ajj1jjj wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
& #b4i p] #ajj1jjj m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas a diagnosis ( ,,t$ is bas$ ^u   
id5tification ( *>act]i/ic symptoms1 a  
detail$ pati5t hi/ory1 a ?or\gh cl9ical 
evaluation1 & a v>iety ( specializ$     
te/s2 & ,:]eas !re is a g5etic compon5t 
to ! condition1 & p :o h a family memb] 
) ! disease or a family memb] ) an      
autoimmune disease are at a great] risk 
( develop+ ! condition3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives recognizes
 ^? lead+ advocacy organizations1       
includ+ ! ,autoimmune ,association &    
,prev5t ,bl9dness1 t are engag$ 9       
disease aw>5ess & pati5t support ab\t   

,,t$1 & supports ! designation ( a ,,t$ 
,aw>5ess ,week4