The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to reinstate its formal dress code, following bipartisan backlash to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) decision to nix the longtime requirement for formal attire in the Senate chamber.
US Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on ... [+]
The resolution, which passed the Senate with unanimous consent, will restore the requirement for all men to wear coats and ties and women to wear suits and dresses.
Schumer quietly got rid of the dress code earlier this month in what was widely seen as an accommodation for Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who often votes from the doorways in his preferred attire of shorts.
After bipartisan uproar surrounding the change, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced a resolution last week to return to the old dress code.
Fetterman responded to the reinstated dress code by issuing a statement that includes a single photo of actor Kevin James smirking on the set of The King of Queens in 1998, which has become a widely used internet meme in recent weeks.
This is a developing story and will be updated.