mr. harper of mississippi and mr. hare, my friend and colleague on this side of the aisle, to re-establish the fragile x caucus. the goal is sim -- has simply been to raise public awareness of this rather obscure disease, this disorder. so today we speak on the resolution to commemorate or recommemorate fragile x awareness day which is tomorrow, july 22. and to continue in an effort to raise awareness. fragile x is the most common known genetic cause of autism. it affects 4,000 males and one in 6,000 females of all races and ethnic groups. over 100,000 americans have fragile x syndrome. another one million americans have or at risk for developing an associated disorder. but through public awareness we have the power to reduce the frequency of fragile x. so we are really testing research and education. we can make a difference. in fact, a simple blood test can now detect fragile x. now as a result of the fragile x break through act, which i co-sponsored along with my then colleague wes watkins of oklahoma, many scienti

mr. bonner: it was 50 years ago this month when nell harper lee of monroeville penned what is today considered one of the most beloved american stories of all time. before i speak further about ms. lee and her masterpiece, however, i'd like to take a minute to thank chairman towns and ranking member issa of the oversight and government reform committee and their staffs for working with my staff and me to get this resolution brought to the house floor before congress breakers in august district work period. if approved, i hope to present a copy of this resolution to the people of monroe county when i return home later this week. i would also like to thank the speaker of the house, the majority leader, and the minority -- and the majority whip, mr. hoyer, mr. clyburn, as well as the minority leader, mr. boehner and minority whip, mr. cantor, not to mention all the other members of congress who have co-sponsored this resolution for their encouragement and support in finding an appropriate way to honor ms. lee. her family, as well as the wonderful people of monroeville, alabama, a town of approxim