Senate Floor Dress Code

Men have to be in suit and tie.

Senate floor dress code.

For women if you re wearing a dress you have to have your shoulders covered. Senate have a dress code which members must adhere to especially on the floor of the respective chambers. While the dress code for the senate was never officially codified the norms were enforced by senate doorkeepers who controlled access to the chamber and served partly as security guards partly. Men have to.

Like it or not and clearly ash is a not the times they are a changin. Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of congress from the floor of the house of representatives in washington dc february 28 2017. A new report from cbs details the sartorial hoops staffers at the house of representatives though apparently not the senate have to jump through to be deemed appropriately dressed. Those bare shoulders buried once and for all an arcane dress code that should have gone out in the 1960s.

There are rules about what you can and can t wear on the senate floor. Clothing which reveals excessive skin shorts ball caps jeans sneakers sandals and sunglasses etc. The current dress code. Dress shirt jacket tie dress shoes neatly shaven professional business attire for women consist of.

Male members must be attired in a suit including shirt and tie.