Senate Dress Code Resolution
Latest action · Sep 27, 2023 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S4716-4717; text: CR S4726)
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 27, 2023
- Agreed to in SenateSep 27, 2023
Summary
Senate Dress Code Resolution
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.
The resolution requires the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to enforce this requirement.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 27, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Sep 27, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Sep 27, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: S4716-4717; text: CR S4726)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4716, S4717Text printed S4726 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Joe Manchin III D-WV, Mitt Romney R-UT | Sep 27, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution clarifying the dress code for the floor of the Senate.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Senate Dress Code Resolution
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2023Agreed to Senate
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