Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025'', aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It seeks to recognize and honor those who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Specifically, it covers service occurring between July 1, 1943, and December 31, 1948. The act would consider this service as active duty for specific benefit entitlements. It also allows the Secretary of Defense to issue discharges under honorable conditions for qualifying individuals.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill provides recognition and specific burial benefits to individuals who served during the 1943-1948 period, who are now likely seniors.
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill establishes specific individuals as veterans and allows for the issuance of honorable discharges and commemorative honors.
- Scored +5
Would retired people be better off under this?
The bill provides commemorative honors and grave marker eligibility for those who served in the Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Recognition of Service: Individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 31, 1948, will be honored as veterans (Section 2, paragraph 1A and 2).
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Access to Specific Benefits: Service will be considered active duty for the purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, which includes headstones and markers (Section 2, paragraph 1A).
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Official Discharge Documentation: The Secretary of Defense may issue a discharge under honorable conditions to qualifying individuals, provided the nature and duration of service warrants it (Section 2, paragraph 1B-i).
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Commemorative Honors: The Secretary of Defense has the authority to design and produce service medals, other commendations, memorial plaques, or grave markers to honor those receiving a discharge (Section 2, paragraph 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Restrictions on Benefits: While service is considered active duty for certain chapters, individuals are not entitled to any other benefits under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs except for those specifically mentioned (Section 2, paragraph 2).
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Arlington National Cemetery Restriction: Individuals are not entitled to benefits relating to interment in Arlington National Cemetery solely by reason of this service (Section 2, paragraph 1A).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would retired people be better off under this? — The bill provides commemorative honors and grave marker eligibility for those who served in the Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill provides recognition and specific burial benefits to individuals who served during the 1943-1948 period, who are now likely seniors. Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill establishes specific individuals as veterans and allows for the issuance of honorable discharges and commemorative honors.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill grants recognized service as active duty for specific benefits including headstones and markers under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38.
- 11/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/30/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut
Steve DainesRepublican · Montana
Angus KingIndependent · Maine
Timothy KaineDemocrat · Virginia