The 42nd Congress is in its holiday recess between December 20, 1872 and January 6, 1873

12/20/1872 - 01/06/1873

The Forty-second Congress of the United States is in its usual holiday recess. This "lame duck" third session will return to deliberations on January 7, 1873. (By John Osborne)

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "House History." http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html

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Exact

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Legal/Political

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Washington, DC

United States Capitol, Washington DC

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