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H.R. 7495: To authorize the establishment of memorials to the Wisconsin infantry officers and enlisted men who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Bull Run, and for other purposes.
119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-11 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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To authorize the establishment of memorials to the Wisconsin infantry officers and enlisted men who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Bull Run, and for other purposes.
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To authorize the establishment of memorials to the Wisconsin infantry officers and enlisted men who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Bull Run, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] · 7 cosponsors
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Bryan Steil (R-WI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Tony Wied (R-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7495.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr7495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills