United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- H.R. 6203
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-12-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-01T08:08:14Z
AI-Generated Summary
Purpose
This legislation aims to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II by treating their service as active duty for specific benefits.
Key Provisions
- Amends section 106 of title 38, United States Code, by adding a new subsection (g).
- Service in the Cadet Nurse Corps from July 1, 1943, to December 31, 1948, qualifies as active duty for eligibility for headstones, markers, and certain benefits under chapters 23 and 24, excluding interment or inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery based solely on this service.
- The Secretary of Defense must issue an honorable discharge to qualifying individuals within one year of enactment, designating the date of discharge as the end of their service.
- Recipients are honored as veterans but gain no additional benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs beyond the specified ones.
- The Secretary of Defense may create service medals, memorial plaques, gravemarkers, or other commendations for these individuals.
Significant Changes to Existing Law
- Introduces new recognition for Cadet Nurse Corps service as active duty, limited to specific memorial and burial-related benefits.
- Requires the Department of Defense to issue discharges for a group previously without such formal status under title 38.
Potential Impacts
- Affects government agencies by requiring the Department of Defense to process discharges and potentially produce honors, while the Department of Veterans Affairs handles related benefit claims.
- Provides limited recognition to citizens who served in the Corps and their families through access to headstones and markers.
- No direct effects on international relations are outlined.
Main Stakeholders Affected
- Individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the specified period and their families.
- The Department of Defense, responsible for discharges and commendations.
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, which administers the limited benefits.
- Congress, as the body enacting the recognition.
Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications
- Legally, it extends partial veteran status for targeted benefits without broader entitlements, creating a narrow exception in existing law.
- No constitutional issues are evident in the text.
- Politically, it formalizes historical acknowledgment of wartime nursing service through official honors.
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Sponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Cosponsors (9)
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17], Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8], Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Recent Actions
- 2025-12-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2025-11-20: 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: 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: Introduced in House
- 2025-11-20: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025 — issued 2025-11-20 — PDF (3 pages)