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- Last Action
- 1/7/2026
Actions
- 2026-09-16Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.
- 2026-09-15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-09-15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5668-5669)
- 2026-09-15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- 2026-09-15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 979.
- 2026-09-15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5667-5670)
- 2026-09-15Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2025-11-12Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
- 2025-11-12Committee on Transportation discharged.
- 2025-11-12Committee on Transportation discharged.
- 2025-11-12Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
- 2025-11-12Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
- 2025-11-12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-379, Part I.
- 2025-11-12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-379, Part I.
- 2025-09-17Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-05 (00)
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule requiring AM radio capabilities to be standard in all new passenger vehicles. (AM radio is often used to deliver emergency alerts and news and entertainment programming; some newer vehicles do not include AM equipment.)
Specifically, this bill applies to passenger vehicles (1) manufactured in the United States for sale in the United States, imported into the United States, or shipped in interstate commerce; and (2) manufactured after the rule's effective date. The rule must require all such vehicles to have devices that can receive signals and play content transmitted by AM stations or digital audio AM stations installed as standard equipment and made easily accessible to drivers.
Prior to the rule's effective date, manufacturers that do not include devices that can access AM radio as standard equipment (1) must inform purchasers of this fact through clear and conspicuous labeling, and (2) may not charge an additional or separate fee for AM radio access.
DOT may assess civil penalties for any violation of the rule. The Department of Justice may also bring a civil action to enjoin a violation.
The rule, including DOT’s authority to enforce it, must expire 10 years after the bill’s enactment.
Further, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on the dissemination of emergency alerts to the public, including by conducting an assessment of AM radio relative to other Integrated Public Alert and Warning System communication technologies.
Cosponsors (20)
- Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
- Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government studies and investigations
- Motor vehicles
- Technology assessment
- User charges and fees
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