IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1264 
Expressing support for the designation of March as National Essential 
Tremor Awareness Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2010 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. SPEIER, 
Mr. COBLE, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. HOLT) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of March as National 
Essential Tremor Awareness Month. 
Whereas essential tremor is the most common movement dis-
order, affecting up to 10 million Americans, including 4 
to 5 percent of people aged 40 to 60, and 6 to 9 percent 
of people aged 60 and older; 
Whereas essential tremor is often misdiagnosed as Parkin-
son’s disease, dystonia and other neurological movement 
disorders, most people with essential tremor are not diag-
nosed until after several visits to many physicians; 
Whereas essential tremor is not a normal outcome of aging, 
as believed by many people including some physicians, 
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but is an abnormal condition, primarily genetic, afflicting 
people of all ages, including newborns; 
Whereas there are no medications that have been developed 
for people with essential tremor, the medications cur-
rently being used were developed for other conditions and 
only help 60 percent of the people affected, and the only 
treatment specifically designed for essential tremor is 
brain surgery; 
Whereas essential tremor interferes with a person’s ability to 
perform activities of daily living such as grooming and 
writing, and in approximately 5 percent of cases, is to-
tally disabling; 
Whereas research shows that people with essential tremor 
have a higher incidence of depression than the general 
population and that a significant number of these people 
isolate themselves in their homes; 
Whereas essential tremor is a chronic condition that under-
mines the American economy through lost wages and 
work hours and high medical costs in getting an accurate 
diagnosis; 
Whereas overcoming the medical, social, and economic issues 
listed in this resolution depends upon research and re-
search funding is dependent upon awareness; and 
Whereas March would be an appropriate month to designate 
as ‘‘National Essential Tremor Awareness Month’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Es-
sential Tremor Awareness Month’’ for the purpose 
of raising awareness about the Nation’s number one 
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neurological 
condition, 
affecting 
approximately 
10,000,000 Americans; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to support the observance of National Essential 
Tremor Awareness Month by participating in the 
educational activities of the International Essential 
Tremor Foundation. 
Æ 
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