Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week 2026; first full week in May; recognize

HR 1295 designates the first full week in May 2026 as Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) Awareness Week, a voluntary recognition without legal effect. It aims to increase public and medical awareness of TD - a movement disorder causing involuntary facial, limb, or torso movements - primarily affecting people on long-term antipsychotic medications, including older adults, Black individuals, and those with certain health conditions. The resolution encourages routine TD screenings per American Psychiatric Association guidelines and highlights that 60% of the estimated 800,000 U.S. adults with TD remain undiagnosed. It directs the House Clerk to distribute copies to the public and media to promote education, not to enact new policies or funding.