The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives used its session’s opening day Wednesday to tighten the dress code for female legislators, while leaving the men’s dress code alone.

Missouri's House of Representatives kicked off its new session by tightening its dress code — but only for female lawmakers, to the dismay of Democrats who slammed the measure during floor ...

The Missouri's House of Representatives kicked off its new session by tightening its dress code and requiring female lawmakers to cover their arms and wear blazers while in the state's capitol ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new set of rules adopted by the Missouri House of Representatives includes a dress code that increased the requirements for women: they must now cover their arms with a ...

Ugh. As it stands, the official House dress code simply requires women to dress in "appropriate attire," whatever that means. Speier and many of her female colleagues took these photos together on ...

From the conservative wing has also come a renewed call for a dress code aimed at the unnamed. but easy to spot, lawmaker(s) who routinely come to the House floor without a coat and tie.

The House also engaged in a lengthy debate over a proposed rule to enforce a stricter dress code for members. "If this was enforced and taken very seriously by a future speaker, we would have a ...