Senate Overturns Relaxed Dress Code, Unanimously Approves Formal Attire Requirement
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer initially relaxed the unofficial dress code, allowing Sen. John Fetterman to wear casual attire.
- Bipartisan backlash erupted, led by Sens. Joe Manchin and Mitt Romney, who introduced a resolution to reinstate formal business attire.
- The Senate unanimously approved the resolution requiring coats and ties for men, but no dress specifications for women.
- Schumer and Fetterman agreed the latter would wear suits when on the floor and vote casually from the cloakroom.
- Fetterman responded to the dress code's passage with a viral meme, showing his trademark lightheartedness.

























