S. 3329 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Dec 3, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRecognizes Cadet Nurse Corps members as veterans
This bill says that people who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps between 1943 and 1948 will now be recognized as having served on active duty. It directs the Defense Department to issue honorable discharge papers to those who qualify, and allows the department to create a service medal or memorial to honor them.
How it affects you
If you served in the Cadet Nurse Corps during those years, you'd gain honorary veteran status and become eligible for burial benefits. Keep in mind this doesn't include most other veterans benefits—it's focused on recognition and burial-related honors to acknowledge your service during that period.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Dec 3, 2025)
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025
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 from those related to burials and memorials.
The bill also authorizes DOD to produce a service medal or other commendation, memorial plaque, or grave marker to honor the individuals.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 3329
A BILL
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · Introduced Dec 3, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 3, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”