,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbe,mr4   
,mc,cormick submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! designation ( ,may #bjbe z  
,national ,myositis ,aw>5ess ,mon?4     
,:]eas resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (     
,am]ica are among ^? affect$ by myositis
 & o!r r>e diseases1 ) ne>ly #a 9 #aj   
,am]icans hav+ r>e diseases2 ,:]eas     
idiopa?ic inflammatory myopa?ies        
7collectively ref]r$ to z myositis7 are 
r>e1 *ronic1 autoimmune muscle-wa/+     
diseases t (t5 feature debilitat+ muscle
 inflammation & o!r symptoms1 su* z pa91
 fatigue1 & tr\ble swall[+1 & c result 9
 myositis-associat$ int]/itial lung     
disease2 ,:]eas m rese>* is ne$$ to     
id5tify ! causes ( & modes ( treatm5ts =
 ! myositis gr\p ( diseases1 :i*        
includes anti-,,mda#e                   
autoantibody-positive myositis1         
antisyn!tase syndrome1 d]matomyositis1  

juv5ile d]matomyositis1 immune-m$iat$   
necrotiz+ myopa?y1 inclusion body       
myositis1 & polymyositis2 ,:]eas        
myositis is difficult to diagnose :i*   
leads myositis pati5ts to frequ5tly     
exp]i5ce delay$ treatm5t & difficulty   
f9d+ a heal? c>e provid] ) exp]tise 9 _!
 condition2 ,:]eas all :o suff] )       
myositis exp]i5ce r$uc$ quality ( life1 
p>ticul>ly s9ce no cure has be5 f\nd &  
life expectancy is %ort5$1 especially = 
^? ) inclusion body myositis1 & wom5 & p
 ( color ) all =ms ( myositis exp]i5ce  
p>ticul>ly pron\nc$ heal? disp>ities2 & 
,:]eas public aw>5ess & education       
campaigns on myositis detection &       
treatm5t are held dur+ ! mon? ( ,may3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,myositis       
,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes !      
importance ( rais+ aw>5ess ab\t myositis
 & its impact on ,unit$ ,/ates vet]ans &
 citiz5s2 &  7#c7 enc\rages all p 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates to become m in=m$ ab\t    

myositis & to support ! individuals &   
families :o are affect$ by ^!           
conditions4