US HB1168 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act This bill deems as active military service for Department of Veterans Affairs purposes any service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 31, 1948 (qualified service). The Department of Defense shall issue an honorable discharge within one year to each person whose qualified service warrants one. Retroactive benefits shall not be paid to persons as a result of enactment of this bill.
Title
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY] | Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
| Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] |
| Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] |
| Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] |
| Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA] | Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2017-03-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| 2017-02-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-02-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Health personnel
Military medicine
Nursing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Health personnel
Military medicine
Nursing
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1168/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1168/BILLS-115hr1168ih.pdf |
