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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003

Introduced: January 29, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 13, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Jan 29, 2003
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.
Jan 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003 - 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 February 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 13 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 7, 2004
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 22, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 11, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 21, 2004
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 3, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 19, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 29, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 29, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 29, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 476: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-476/
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"H.R. 476: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-476/.
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