# 119-s-3329: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025

119-s-3329, United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3329
- Congress: 119
- Title: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Treats Cadet Nurse Corps service during 1943-1948 as active duty for certain VA benefits.** The bill would direct the Department of Defense to issue honorable discharges to qualifying Cadet Nurse Corps members and allow the Defense Secretary to create medals or memorial markers honoring them. - Cadet Nurse Corps members: Those who served from 1943-1948 who receive an honorable discharge would be treated as having active duty for eligibility and entitlement under title 38, chapters 23 and 24, including government headstones and markers. - Families and graves: Next of kin could obtain headstones, markers, or grave plaques for qualifying members, but interment in Arlington National Cemetery would not be available solely because of this service. - Defense and VA roles: The Secretary of Defense must, not later than one year after enactment, issue honorable discharges when the nature and duration of service warrant it. The Defense Secretary may design a service medal or memorial plaque, and the bill names the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs as the relevant agencies.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cadet Nurse recognition and limited VA benefits: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would have to, within one year, issue an honorable discharge to Cadet Nurse Corps members who served between July 1, 1943 and December 31, 1948, if the Secretary finds the service warrants it. The Secretary would designate the date of discharge as the terminatio…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3329 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3329)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3329 (as of 2026-10-31).