[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 264 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 264

   Designating the month of March 1994 as ``Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
                           Awareness Month''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 1993

   Mr. Ackerman introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   Designating the month of March 1994 as ``Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
                           Awareness Month''.

Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) causes debilitating fatigue for between 
        2,000,000 and 5,000,000 Americans;
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome often follows an illness such as the flu, 
        bronchitis, hepatitis, gastrointestinal illness or mononucleosis, and 
        sometimes develops gradually with no apparent cause;
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome often seems to begin during a time when the 
        individual is experiencing severe stress;
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome combines symptoms of depression such as 
        fatigue, malaise, sleep disorders, low-grade fever and memory and 
        concentration problems with other symptoms such as persistent sore 
        throat and lymph glands, muscle and joint aches;
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not caused by any single agent and 
        immunological findings in people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are 
        inconsistent and not highly reproducible;
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome remains an enigma to the international medical 
        community and no proven effective treatment exists;
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome does not go away with a few good nights sleep 
        but slyly steals a person's vigor over months and years; and
Whereas Chronic Fatigue Syndrome appears in people of all ages, races, and 
        socioeconomic classes: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the month of March 1994 
is designated as ``Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month''. The 
President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling 
upon the people of the United States to observe such a month with 
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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