Senate Dress Code Resolution

Bill: 118-sres-376
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2023-09-27
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Members of Congress

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-27
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S4716-4717; text: CR S4726)

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-27
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Senate Dress Code Resolution</strong></p><p>This resolution requires individuals on the floor of the Senate to wear business attire. For men, this includes a coat, tie, and slacks or other long pants.</p><p>The resolution requires the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to enforce this requirement.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 376 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Romney , Mr. Kelly , Mr. King , Ms. Collins , Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Graham , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Lankford , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Moran , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Thune , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Boozman , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Marshall , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Daines , Mr. Risch , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Johnson ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Clarifying the dress code for the floor of the Senate.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Senate Dress Code Resolution . 2. Senate floor dress code (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Senate floor dress code means a requirement 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; and (2) the term Sergeant at Arms means the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. (b) Senate floor dress code requirements (1) In general An individual on the floor of the Senate shall abide by the Senate floor dress code. (2) Enforcement The Sergeant at Arms shall enforce the requirement of paragraph (1). (c) Process To revise the Senate floor dress code Any change to the Senate floor dress code, or the enforcement of the Senate floor dress code, that is made on or after the date of adoption of this resolution shall have no force or effect unless such change is made pursuant to a resolution agreed to by not less than two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn.