# 119-hr-6203: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025

119-hr-6203, United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6203
- Congress: 119
- Title: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Would recognize World War II Cadet Nurse Corps service as active duty for memorial benefits and create a process for honorable discharges and formal recognition.** It would cover service from July 1, 1943, to December 31, 1948, and direct the Secretary of Defense to issue discharges and authorize medals, plaques, or grave markers.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Recognition for Cadet Nurse veterans: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would let people who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps from July 1, 1943 to December 31, 1948 get an honorable discharge if the Secretary of Defense finds their service warrants it. The Secretary would have to issue those discharges within one year after enactment a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6203 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6203)

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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6203 (as of 2026-08-01).