The shorts were short-lived.
The US Senate passed a resolution formalizing business attire in the Senate chamber.
The bipartisan measure sponsored by Joe Manchin and Mitt Romney requires men wear a coat, tie and slacks.
Senator John Fetterman voted for the dress code.
The resolution comes after backlash to Schumer’s announcement that staff for the chamber’s Sergeant-at-Arms would no longer enforce a dress code on the Senate floor.
The guidance came as Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been unapologetically wearing shorts and sweatshirts around the Senate, voting from doorways so he didn’t walk on the chamber floor and get in trouble for his casual dress.
“Though we’ve never had an official dress code, the events over the past week have made us all feel as though formalizing one is the right path forward,” Schumer said Wednesday evening, as the resolution by Manchin and Romney passed.
Fetterman has been critical who have been critical of how he dresses, saying they should be worrying about bigger issues.