[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1403 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1403

 Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Bolton Act of 1943, creating 
                         the Cadet Nurse Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2008

   Mr. LaTourette (for himself, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Regula, Mrs. 
 Lowey, and Mr. Hobson) submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Bolton Act of 1943, creating 
                         the Cadet Nurse Corps.

Whereas the Bolton Act of 1943, introduced by Congresswoman Frances Payne 
        Bolton, created the Cadet Nurse Corps that provided Federal funds to and 
        facilitated the training of nearly 125,000 nurses during World War II, 
        greatly increasing the wartime supply of nurses and care for American 
        citizens on both the home and war fronts;
Whereas the Cadet Nurse Corps introduced by the Bolton Act significantly 
        improved post-World War II nursing education, replacing the 
        apprenticeship-type training approach in nursing schools with an 
        academic approach and encouraging nurses to study related areas of 
        public health, pediatrics, psychiatric care, and convalescent care;
Whereas the Bolton Act improved educational, housing, and library facilities 
        throughout the United States;
Whereas the Bolton Act further benefitted the nursing field by prompting 
        attention and Federal financial aid to graduate nursing degrees;
Whereas the Bolton Act contributed to the integration of Black women into the 
        nursing field by requiring all-White schools to admit African-Americans;
Whereas the Bolton Act encouraged minorities, who now comprise 25 percent of the 
        nursing population, to pursue careers in the nursing field; and
Whereas the Bolton Act passed unanimously by Congress and became law on July 1, 
        1943: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the 65th anniversary of the Bolton Act 
        facilitating the training and careers of nurses;
            (2) recognizes the profound importance of the Bolton Act to 
        nursing; and
            (3) encourages the recognition of Frances Payne Bolton's 
        introduction of the Bolton Act.
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