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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2001

Introduced: May 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 2001
Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.
Oct 28, 2001
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jun 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 10, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, Veterans' Affairs.
May 3, 2001
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.
May 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2001 - Deems service of a person as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 15, 1945 (qualified service), to be active military service for purposes of all laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of Defense to issue an honorable discharge to each person whose qualified service warrants one; and (2) the discharge to be issued before the end of the one-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act.

Prohibits benefits from being paid to persons as a result of such enactment for any period before the enactment date.

What's happening now November 5, 2001

Department of Veterans Affairs deferred to the views of Department of Defense as to the merits of the bill.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 18, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2002
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 11, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 28, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1724: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1724/
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"H.R. 1724: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1724/.
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