H.R. 5483: To award a congressional gold medal to the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.
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H.R. 5483: To award a congressional gold medal to the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to House Administration
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To award a congressional gold medal to the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.
Plain summary
Directs the President ProTempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a congressional gold medal in honor of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps, collectively, in recognition of their patriotism and civic activism in a time of emergency during World War II which saved civilian hospital nursing services and provided 80% of the nursing staff for civilian hospitals during World War II. Directs that such medal be given to the Smithsonian Institution to be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution shall make the gold medal received under this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations associated with the Corps.
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Official text
To award a congressional gold medal to the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] · 2 cosponsors
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Joe Courtney (D-CT)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5483.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5483 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111