[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25164]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair would like to make an announcement 
regarding decorum in the Chamber.
  The Chair must remind all Members that under clause 5 of rule XVII 
and the resolution adopted by the House on July 17, 1979, as 
implemented by Speakers under clause 2 of rule I, the standard of dress 
on the floor of the House is proper business attire: for gentlemen, 
coat and tie. The donning of a lab coat or other attire in the nature 
of a distinctive uniform of another occupation is not proper.
  The Chair expects the cooperation of all Members in upholding this 
standard of decorum.

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