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Requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule that makes AM radio receivers standard equipment in newly manufactured passenger vehicles sold or imported in the United States.

Official title: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced 29-JAN-2025
Referred 29-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 05-FEB-2025
Reported 03-APR-2025
On the calendar 03-APR-2025
Key points
  • Requires the Secretary of Transportation, within 1 year, to issue a rule that AM-capable receivers be standard equipment and easy for drivers to use.
  • Sets the rule's effective date 2 to 3 years after it is issued, or at least 4 years for manufacturers that built 40,000 or fewer passenger vehicles for U.S. sale in 2022.
  • Requires labeling on vehicles built before the rule takes effect that lack AM access, and bars those makers from charging extra for AM access.
  • Preempts state and local laws on AM access in passenger vehicles, allows civil penalties and Attorney General lawsuits to enforce the rule, and directs a GAO study on emergency alerts. The rule's authority expires 10 years after enactment.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (29-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 03-APR-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Cosponsors · 60
■ 37 R■ 21 D■ 2 I
37 Republicans
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21 Democrats
2 Independents
congress.gov page Reported to Senate (03-APR-2025) Introduced in Senate (29-JAN-2025)