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S3329119th CongressWALLET

United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Cadet Nurse recognition and limited VA benefits

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 termination date of service. Individuals who receive that discharge would be honored as veterans. That Cadet Nurse Corps service would be treated as active duty for eligibility and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, including headstones and markers. However, those individuals would not be entitled to any other VA benefits by reason of that service, and benefits provided solely for interment in Arlington National Cemetery would be excluded. The Secretary of Defense would also be authorized to design and produce a service medal, commendation, plaque, or grave marker to honor those who receive the discharge; those honors would not themselves create new VA cash benefits.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

    ME • I

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/3/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/30/2026

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