AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 5, 2025)
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.
What just happenedNov 12, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseNov 12, 2025
- Introduced in HouseFeb 5, 2025
- Nov 12, 2025CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
- Nov 12, 2025DischargeH12300
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Nov 12, 2025Committee5500
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Nov 12, 2025DischargeH12300
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
Homeland Security Committee - Nov 12, 2025Committee5500
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
Homeland Security Committee - Nov 12, 2025CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-379, Part I.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 12, 2025Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-379, Part I.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 17, 2025Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 1.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Sep 17, 2025Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 5, 2025Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Highways and Transit Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2025Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee - Feb 5, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Feb 5, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Homeland Security Committee - Feb 5, 2025IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 5, 2025IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2025IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House