42nd United States Congress

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The 42nd United States Congress was the federal legislative body that met from 1871 to 1873 during the Reconstruction era, notable for advancing civil rights and federal enforcement measures in the post–Civil War South.

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instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
chamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
compositionDeterminedBy 1870 United States census
country United States of America
created Yellowstone National Park
endYear 1873
enforced Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
followedBy 43rd United States Congress
follows 41st United States Congress
hasLanguage English
historicalPeriod post–Civil War era
jurisdiction United States federal lawmaking
legislativeFocus Reconstruction policy
protection of African American voting rights
suppression of Ku Klux Klan violence
legislativeTermEnd 1873-03-04
legislativeTermStart 1871-03-04
legislatureFor United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
location Washington, D.C.
meetsDuring Reconstruction era
meetsInBuilding United States Capitol
notableFor advancing civil rights legislation
federal enforcement measures in the post–Civil War South
numberOfStatesRepresented 37
ordinalNumber 42
partOf United States government
surface form: United States federal government
passedAct Amnesty Act of 1872
Civil Rights Act of 1871
Civil Rights Act of 1871
surface form: Enforcement Act of 1871

Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
politicalPartyInControlOfHouse Republican Party
politicalPartyInControlOfSenate Republican Party
presidentDuringTerm Ulysses S. Grant
presidentOfTheSenate Schuyler Colfax
presidentProTemporeOfTheSenate Henry B. Anthony
Matthew H. Carpenter
sessionCount 3
speakerOfTheHouse James G. Blaine
startYear 1871
stateDelegationsIncluded former Confederate states
typeOfLegislature representative democracy body

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Enforcement Acts enactedBy 42nd United States Congress
41st United States Congress followedBy 42nd United States Congress