HR 6203 · in committee · significant

United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025

What this bill does

Recognizes service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps from 1943-1948 as active duty military service.
Entitles former corps members to veteran burial benefits and honorary veteran status.
Requires the Department of Defense to issue honorable discharges and may create service medals or memorials.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How should policymakers balance honoring Cadet Nurse Corps service with the fiscal and eligibility implications of retroactively granting veteran status?
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What evidence exists that Cadet Nurse Corps members performed duties comparable to active military service during World War II?
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Which specific veteran benefits would be most consequential for surviving former cadets, and how many individuals might be affected?

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Sponsor · R-NY-17

Michael Lawler

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

8/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-12-09

Joining the bill

Legislative timeline

2025-12-09 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2025-11-20 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-11-20 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-11-20 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-20 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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