HR 1168
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Health personnel
Military medicine
Nursing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act
Introduced: February 16, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 16, 2017
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.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act
This bill deems as active military service for Department of Veterans Affairs purposes any service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 31, 1948 (qualified service).
The Department of Defense shall issue an honorable discharge within one year to each person whose qualified service warrants one.
Retroactive benefits shall not be paid to persons as a result of enactment of this bill.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.