Senate bill · S. 315 (119th Congress)
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
U.S. Senate
Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Democratic)
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Summary
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. DOT’s authority to issue the rule expires 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 broadcast stations relative to other Integrated Public Alert and Warning System communication technologies.
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Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.
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Committee
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · U.S. Senate
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Cosponsors
60
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- Democratic21
- Other2
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- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Ashley Moody
- Ben Ray Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Bernie Moreno
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Chuck Grassley
- Cynthia M. Lummis
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- Dan Sullivan
- David McCormick
- Deb Fischer
- Elizabeth Warren
- Jack Reed
- Jacky Rosen
- James C. Justice
- James Lankford
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- Jerry Moran
- Jim Banks
- John Barrasso
- John Boozman
- John Hoeven
- John Kennedy
- Jon Ossoff
- Joni Ernst
- Josh Hawley
- Katie Boyd Britt
- Kevin Cramer
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lisa Murkowski
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Marsha Blackburn
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Mike Crapo
- Mike Rounds
- Pete Ricketts
- Richard Blumenthal
- Rick Scott
- Roger F. Wicker
- Roger Marshall
- Ron Wyden
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Steve Daines
- Susan M. Collins
- Tammy Baldwin
- Ted Budd
- Ted Cruz
- Tim Sheehy
- Tina Smith
- Todd Young
- Tom Cotton
- Tommy Tuberville
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Full history
- Apr 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-11.
- Apr 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-11.
- Apr 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-11.
- Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
U.S. Senate
- Apr 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
U.S. Senate
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- Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 5, 2025
Reported out of committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senate
- Jan 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jan 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jan 29, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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