These rules are far from clear cut and there are no visible signs defining them. They are also not enforced on the Senate side of the Capitol.
Source/Credit: CBS News Digital
By Rebecca Shabad | July 6, 2017
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A ban on sleeveless dresses, tennis shoes and open-toed shoes has been subject to the discretion of chamber security
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The Speaker's lobby, a room adjacent to the front of the House chamber, is a go-to location for reporters wanting to grab lawmakers for brief interviews, and there are allegedly rules about what you can wear inside. Even as denizens of Capitol Hill wipe away sweat from Washington, D.C.'s swamp-like weather outside, men are expected to wear suit jackets and ties in the House chamber and Speaker's lobby. Women, on the other hand, have been told they're not allowed to wear sleeveless blouses or dresses, sneakers or open-toed shoes.
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