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HR 3423 110th Congress House

United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act

Official title: To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: September 24, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Aug 13, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 3, 2007
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.
Aug 3, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act - 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 10, 2008
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 26, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 26, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 24, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 10, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 6, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 25, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 25, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3423: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3423/
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"H.R. 3423: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3423/.
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H.R. 3423, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3423/.
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