The U.S. Senate decided to revive its formal dress code after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer allowed casual attires last week.
Officials unanimously passed a new bipartisan policy to make this happen. This means that all men and women now need to wear suits, coats, ties, and dresses.
US Senate is Back to Formal Dress Code
According to USA Today's latest report, the formal dress code policy was passed on Wednesday, Sept. 27. This happened after some officials criticized the decision of Chuck Schumer to allow casual clothes on the chamber floor.
The decision to revert to formal attires was led by Republican Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (West Virginia).
"The United States Capitol is more than just a place of work - it serves as a symbol of freedom and democracy to the world," explained Romney.
"As senators, we should demonstrate a high level of reverence for the institution in which we serve - and our attire is one of the most basic expressions of that respect," he added.
Via CNN Politics, Schumer also agreed that this is the right path forward. He explained that the Senate never had an official dress code.
The Senate majority leader further stated that after the issues that happened in the past week, they believe that formalizing the attires in the chamber was the right thing to do.
He also mentioned Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania) for cooperating with the agreement, allowing them to have one thing they all find acceptable. Schumer also commended the efforts made by Romney and Manchin.
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Why Schumer Recently Allowed Casual Attire
On Sept. 8, Chuck Schumer announced that an informal dress code was enforced to allow Senators to choose if they want to wear formal or casual attire.
It all started when Fetterman got the attention of other Senators for wearing a jacket, shorts, and sneakers when he voted from the doorway of the Senate.
But, Schumer didn't specify if his previous decision was because of Fetterman, who was diagnosed with depression. Many senators were not affected by the previous informal dress code.
Sen. Josh Hawley (Missouri) even said that he can now vote from the Senate floor on Mondays since he usually wears jeans, boots, and shirts during the first day of the week.
Unfortunately, Fetterman, Hawley, and other senators who prefer casual clothes now have to follow the new formal dress code policy.
