H.R. 979 · 119th Congress — AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 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…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- HR 979
- Status
- Latest Action
- Introduced
- 2025-02-05
- Latest action date
- 2026-09-15
Record overview
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.
Latest action
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Florida · House District 12 · Republican
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.