TDS Research Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3432 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3432 To direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research to advance the understanding of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2025 Mr. Davidson (for himself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research to advance the understanding of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Trump Derangement Syndrome Research Act of 2025'' or the ``TDS Research Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Trump Derangement Syndrome has been described as a behavioral or psychological phenomenon involving intense emotional or cognitive reactions to Donald J. Trump, his actions, or his public presence, with early documented references emerging during his 2016 presidential campaign. (2) Notable early instances of TDS include certain media coverage amplifying polarized responses to Donald J. Trump's campaign rhetoric, which some observers cite as initial signs of TDS, though precise origins remain understudied. (3) Recurrent, selective reporting by media outlets, emphasizing aspects of Donald J. Trump's actions or statements while omitting broader context, has been alleged to contribute to TDS by intensifying polarized public reactions and deepening societal division. (4) Frequent amplification of unverified or anonymously sourced claims