Senators nix casual clothing as bipartisan resolution sets new dress code for Senate floor
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that senators could wear what they want when voting or speaking in the chamber. The resolution passed Wednesday night by voice vote with no objections. It requires that ”business attire be worn on the floor of the Senate, which for men shall include a coat, tie, and slacks or other long pants.” It did not specify what women should wear. The bipartisan resolution by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Mitt Romney, R-Utah, comes after backlash to Schumer’s announcement that the Sergeant-at-Arms would no longer enforce a dress code on the floor.
