The Senate chamber is undergoing some restoration work over the August break to have its telecommunications equipment upgraded, as well as some "floor action" of a sort — an assessment and ...

According to Senate Curator Diane Skvarla, replacing the Senate’s threadbare carpet spurred the project, but ended up revealing a floor in worse shape than anticipated.

Babies are now permitted on the US Senate floor, thanks to a rule change that allowed Senator Tammy Duckworth to bring her newborn daughter, Maile Pearl Bowlsbey, with her to vote.Duckworth’s “no” on ...

Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor," Schumer said in a statement. "I will continue to wear a suit.” Sen. John Fetterman arrives for a vote at the Capitol May 1, 2023.

In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show ...

Booker displayed remarkable stamina, and bladder control, within the Senate chamber unlike any other before him when he held the Senate floor for 25 hours and 4 minutes from Monday to Tuesday ...

The US Senate is getting a makeover. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told the sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the body’s informal dress code for senators on the chamber floor. This means ...

The most recent guidance, which fell to the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms to enforce, called for business attire while on the Senate floor. For the most part, that has been interpreted by men to ...