Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 17, 2023
Step 2
Referred
May 17, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
Senate
Step 5
House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill recognizes service as a member of the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 31, 1948, as active duty service. The active duty designation entitles qualifying individuals to certain benefits afforded to veterans, such as burial benefits (not including interment at Arlington National Cemetery) and honorary veteran status. Under the bill, the Department of Defense (DOD) must issue individuals who served in the corps during the specified period a discharge from their service under honorable conditions if such a discharge is warranted based on the duration and nature of the service. Such individuals are not entitled to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits aside...
Timeline · 2 actions
May 17, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.