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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7495.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZGERALD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 29, February 11, 2026, Page H2187):
  Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2026 ↗

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  57 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 7495, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7495

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 19, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 24, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  de42b759ccffe8fda1642561fceba6acf6572ecfc86fcec81709eeae8de15140

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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