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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 313

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United 

States Cadet Nurse Corps and voicing the appreciation of the House 

of Representatives regarding the service of the members of the United 

States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 8, 2003

Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. GILLMOR, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 

BALLANCE, Mr. HOLT, and Mr. MARKEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment 

of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and voicing 

the appreciation of the House of Representatives regarding the service of the members of the United States 

Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II.

Whereas the United States experienced an extreme shortage 

of nurses and medical personnel during World War II, 

and this shortage was filled in part by the 180,000 

women of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps; 

Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps was under the 

jurisdiction of the Public Health Service, a branch of the 

uniformed services of the United States; 
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Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps was established pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1943 (Chapter 

126; 57 Stat. 153), commonly known as the Bolton Act 

in honor of Congresswoman Frances Payne Bolton who 

introduced the legislation; 

Whereas the members of the United States Cadet Nurse 

Corps were required to undergo training that involved 

12-hour days in hospitals followed by classes, with specific standards for admission into the Corps; 

Whereas the members of the United States Cadet Nurse 

Corps made a pledge upon entrance into their post to be 

available for military, governmental, or essential civilian 

services for the duration of World War II; 

Whereas the members of the United States Cadet Nurse 

Corps wore uniforms with patches certified by the Secretary of the Army and served under the authority of 

commissioned officers; 

Whereas members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps 

were charged with the reception of sick and wounded 

members of the armed forces and performed other duties 

in promotion of the public interest in connection with 

military operations; 

Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps was responsible for saving civilian hospital nursing services by providing 80 percent of the nursing staff for civilian hospitals during World War II; 

Whereas some members of the United States Cadet Nurse 

Corps left their families and served all across the Nation 

in various hospitals, occasionally substituting for doctors; 

and 
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Whereas the United States Cadet Nurse Corps remains unrecognized as a military organization and its members remain unrecognized as veterans of the United States 

Army: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That Congress—

2 (1) recognizes the members of the United 

3 States Cadet Nurse Corps for their patriotism and 

4 civic activism in a time of emergency during World 

5 War II; and 

6 (2) honors the 60th Anniversary of the creation 

7 of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.

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