HR7495119th Congress

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.

Sponsored By: Representative Fitzgerald

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Summary

Authorize two memorials honoring Wisconsin infantry regiments at Antietam National Battlefield and Manassas National Battlefield Park to recognize units that fought in major 1862 battles. The bill would let the Interior Secretary approve memorial designs and select who may establish them.

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  • Families and Wisconsin history groups would get formal memorials for the regiments that fought at Antietam (September 17, 1862) and the Second Battle of Bull Run (August 28–30, 1862). These memorials would sit inside the specified battlefield boundaries.
  • Organizers chosen to create each memorial must fundraise privately and may not use Federal money for design, acquisition, site work, or installation. They must submit annual reports on fundraising until installation and can be suspended if they misrepresent their affiliation with the memorial or the Federal Government.
  • The Secretary of the Interior would approve size, design, and inscriptions for each memorial. After installation the Secretary would take over maintenance and may accept maintenance contributions that are credited to a separate National Park Foundation account.

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New Wisconsin Civil War memorials

If enacted, this bill would let the Secretary of the Interior authorize two Wisconsin Civil War memorials on federal battlefield lands. One memorial would honor officers and enlisted men of the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Infantry at Antietam for September 17, 1862. The other would honor officers and enlisted men of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Infantry at Manassas for August 28–30, 1862. The Secretary would select who may establish each memorial and would approve size, design, and inscriptions. No Federal funds could be used to design, acquire, prepare a site for, or install the memorials. Selected organizers would need to submit annual reports on fundraising operations and progress until installation. Once a memorial is installed, the Secretary would assume maintenance responsibility and would be able to accept maintenance contributions. Accepted maintenance funds would be merged with other maintenance funds and credited to a separate National Park Foundation account. The Secretary would be able to suspend an organizer's authority if fundraising misrepresents affiliation with the memorials or the Federal Government. The authorization would take effect upon enactment.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Fitzgerald

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Tiffany

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Wied

    WI • R

    Sponsored 2/11/2026

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/20/2026

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