Senate Floor Dress Code

There are rules about what you can and can t wear on the senate floor.

Senate floor dress code. 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. Among the laundry list of complexities that come with a job on capitol hill many staffers have openly spoken about the rigid dress code especially when it comes to the senate floor. Senate have a dress code which members must adhere to especially on the floor of the respective chambers. Those bare shoulders buried once and for all an arcane dress code that should have gone out in the 1960s.

The current dress code. Dress pants or skirt length to the knee dress shirt and jacket business dress and jacket appropriate business footwear nmc will not tolerate. 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. Clothing which reveals excessive skin shorts ball caps jeans sneakers sandals and sunglasses etc.

Like it or not and clearly ash is a not the times they are a changin. Men have to. For women if you re wearing a dress you have to have your shoulders covered. Men have to be in suit and tie.

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