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AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 979 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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Passed first chamber
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House
Sponsors
318
Latest action
Sep 16, 2026

What it does

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…

Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 5, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Sep 16, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

Work with this bill

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