HR 979 · introduced · significant
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- The Department of Transportation must require AM radio as standard equipment in all new passenger vehicles manufactured or sold in the U.S.
- This applies to vehicle manufacturers and purchasers of new cars, including imported vehicles.
- The rule takes effect after DOT issues it and expires 10 years after enactment; violations incur civil penalties.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would requiring AM radio equipment in all new vehicles affect manufacturing costs and vehicle prices for consumers?
- 02
What evidence supports the argument that AM radio access is essential compared to other radio technologies or emergency communication methods?
- 03
Which groups would benefit most from mandatory AM radio installation, and are there alternative ways to achieve those goals?
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Sponsor · R-FL-12
Gus M. Bilirakis
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
317/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-12
Joining the bill
Frank Pallone, Jr.
D-NJ-6 · original
Richard Hudson
R-NC-9
Deborah K. Ross
D-NC-2
Mark Alford
R-MO-4
Nicholas A. Langworthy
R-NY-23
Frank D. Lucas
R-OK-3
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
R-TX-14
Doug LaMalfa
R-CA-1
Janice D. Schakowsky
D-IL-9
Darren Soto
D-FL-9
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
D-WA-3
Daniel Meuser
R-PA-9
+ 305 more
Legislative timeline
2025-11-12 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
2025-11-12 · house · Discharge
Committee on Transportation discharged.
2025-11-12 · Committee
Committee on Transportation discharged.
2025-11-12 · house · Discharge
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
2025-11-12 · Committee
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
2025-11-12 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-379, Part I.
2025-11-12 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-379, Part I.
2025-09-17 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.
2025-09-17 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-02-05 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-02-05 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
2025-02-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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