S 315
· 119th Congress
· Science, Technology, Communications
AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
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Apr 03, 2025
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.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Apr 03, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
Feb 05, 2025
committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Jan 29, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 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.
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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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 315 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 315 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 39
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 315
+
+[Report No. 119-11]
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring
access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles, and for
@@ -25,9 +28,18 @@
Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr.
Murphy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott of
Florida, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wyden,
-Mr. Young, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was
-read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
-Transportation
+Mr. Young, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Collins, Mr. Moreno, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
+Mullin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. McCormick, Ms.
+Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
+Tuberville, Mrs. Moody, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following
+bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
+Science, and Transportation
+
+April 3, 2025
+
+Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
+
+<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``AM Radio for Every Vehicle
+Act of 2025''.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator''
+means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
+Agency.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) AM broadcast band.--The term ``AM broadcast
+band'' means the band of frequencies between 535 kilohertz and
+1705 kilohertz, inclusive.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (3) AM broadcast station.--The term ``AM broadcast
+station'' means a radio broadcast station--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) licensed by the Federal Communications
+Commission for the dissemination of radio
+communications intended to be received by the public;
+and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) operated on a channel in the AM
+broadcast band.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (4) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
+``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
+and Transportation of the Senate;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and
+Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (C) the Committee on Transportation and
+Infrastructure of the House of
+Representatives;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of
+the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce
+of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (5) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller
+General'' means the Comptroller General of the United
+States.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (6) Device.--The term ``device'' means a piece of
+equipment or an apparatus that is designed--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) to receive signals transmitted by a
+radio broadcast station; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) to play back content or programming
+derived from those signals.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (7) Digital audio am broadcast station.--
+</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) In general.--The term ``digital audio
+AM broadcast station'' means an AM broadcast station
+that uses an In Band On Channel DAB System (as defined
+in section 73.402 of title 47, Code of Federal
+Regulations (or a successor regulation)) for
+broadcasting purposes.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) Exclusion.--The term ``digital audio
+AM broadcast station'' does not include an All-digital
+AM station (as defined in section 73.402 of title 47,
+Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
+regulation)).</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (8) IPAWS.--The term ``IPAWS'' means the public
+alert and warning system of the United States described in
+section 526 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
+321o).</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (9) Manufacturer.--The term ``manufacturer'' has
+the meaning given the term in section 30102(a) of title 49,
+United States Code.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (10) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term
+``passenger motor vehicle'' has the meaning given the term in
+section 32101 of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (11) Radio broadcast station.--The term ``radio
+broadcast station'' has the meaning given the term in section 3
+of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (12) Radio station license.--The term ``radio
+station license'' has the meaning given the term in section 3
+of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (13) Receive.--The term ``receive'' means to
+receive a broadcast signal via over-the-air
+transmission.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (14) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
+Secretary of Transportation.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (15) Signal.--The term ``signal'' means radio
+frequency energy that a holder of a radio station license
+intentionally emits or causes to be emitted at a specified
+frequency for the purpose of transmitting content or
+programming to the public.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (16) Standard equipment.--The term ``standard
+equipment'' means motor vehicle equipment (as defined in
+section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code) that--
+</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) is installed as a system, part, or
+component of a passenger motor vehicle as originally
+manufactured; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) the manufacturer of the passenger
+motor vehicle recommends or authorizes to be included
+in the passenger motor vehicle for no additional or
+separate monetary fee, payment, or surcharge, beyond
+the base price of the passenger motor
+vehicle.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (17) State.--The term ``State'' means each State
+of the United States, the District of Columbia, each
+commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States,
+and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 3. AM BROADCAST STATIONS RULE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> (a) Rule Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date
+of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
+Administrator and the Federal Communications Commission, shall issue a
+rule--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) requiring devices that can receive signals and
+play content transmitted by AM broadcast stations be installed
+as standard equipment in passenger motor vehicles--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) manufactured in the United States for
+sale in the United States, imported into the United
+States, or shipped in interstate commerce;
+and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) manufactured after the effective date
+of the rule;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) requiring access to AM broadcast stations
+through the devices required under paragraph (1) in a manner
+that is easily accessible to drivers; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (3) allowing a manufacturer to comply with that
+rule by installing devices as described in paragraph (1) that
+can receive signals and play content transmitted by digital
+audio AM broadcast stations.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (b) Compliance.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph
+(2), in issuing the rule required under subsection (a), the
+Secretary shall establish an effective date for the rule that
+is not less than 2 years, but not more than 3 years, after the
+date on which the rule is issued.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) Certain manufacturers.--In issuing the rule
+required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish an
+effective date for the rule that is at least 4 years after the
+date on which the rule is issued with respect to manufacturers
+that manufactured not more than 40,000 passenger motor vehicles
+for sale in the United States in 2022.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (c) Interim Requirement.--For passenger motor vehicles
+manufactured after the date of enactment of this Act and manufactured
+in the United States for sale in the United States, imported into the
+United States, or shipped in interstate commerce during the period
+beginning on the day after the date of enactment of this Act and ending
+on the day before the effective date of the rule issued under
+subsection (a) that do not include devices that can receive signals and
+play content transmitted by AM broadcast stations, the manufacturer of
+the passenger motor vehicles--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) shall provide clear and conspicuous labeling
+to inform purchasers of those passenger motor vehicles that the
+passenger motor vehicles do not include devices that can
+receive signals and play content transmitted by AM broadcast
+stations; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) may not charge an additional or separate
+monetary fee, payment, or surcharge, beyond the base price of
+the passenger motor vehicles, for access to AM broadcast
+stations for the period described in this subsection.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--After the date of
+enactment of this Act, a State or a political subdivision of a State
+may not prescribe or continue in effect a law, regulation, or other
+requirement applicable to access to AM broadcast stations in passenger
+motor vehicles.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (e) Enforcement.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) Civil penalty.--Any person who violates the
+rule issued under subsection (a) shall be liable to the United
+States Government for a civil penalty under section 30165(a)(1)
+of title 49, United States Code, as if that rule were a
+regulation described in that section.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) Civil action.--The Attorney General may bring
+a civil action under section 30163 of title 49, United States
+Code, in an appropriate district court of the United States to
+enjoin a violation of the rule issued under subsection (a) of
+this section, as if that rule were a regulation described in
+subsection (a)(1) of that section 30163.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (f) GAO Study.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall
+conduct a comprehensive study on disseminating emergency alerts
+and warnings to the public.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) Requirements.--The study required under
+paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) an assessment of--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (i) the role of passenger motor
+vehicles in IPAWS communications, including by
+providing access to AM broadcast
+stations;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (ii) the advantages,
+effectiveness, limitations, resilience, and
+accessibility of existing IPAWS communication
+technologies, including AM broadcast stations
+in passenger motor vehicles;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (iii) the advantages,
+effectiveness, limitations, resilience, and
+accessibility of AM broadcast stations relative
+to other IPAWS communication technologies in
+passenger motor vehicles; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (iv) whether other IPAWS
+communication technologies are capable of
+ensuring the President (or a designee) can
+reach at least 90 percent of the population of
+the United States at a time of crisis,
+including at night; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) a description of any ongoing efforts
+to integrate new and emerging technologies and
+communication platforms into the IPAWS
+framework.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (3) Consultation required.--In conducting the
+study required under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General
+shall consult with--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) the Secretary of Homeland
+Security;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) the Federal Communications
+Commission;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (C) the National Telecommunications and
+Information Administration;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (D) the Secretary;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (E) Federal, State, Tribal, territorial,
+and local emergency management officials;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (F) first responders;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (G) technology experts in resilience and
+accessibility;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (H) radio broadcasters;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (I) manufacturers of passenger motor
+vehicles; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (J) other relevant stakeholders, as
+determined by the Comptroller General.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (4) Briefing and report.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after
+the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
+General shall brief the appropriate committees of
+Congress on the results of the study required by
+paragraph (1), including recommendations for
+legislation and administrative action as the
+Comptroller General determines appropriate.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) Report.--Not later than 180 days after
+the date on which the Comptroller General provides the
+briefing required under subparagraph (A), the
+Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate
+committees of Congress a report describing the results
+of the study required under paragraph (1), including
+recommendations for legislation and administrative
+action as the Comptroller General determines
+appropriate.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (g) Review.--Not less frequently than once every 5 years
+after the date on which the Secretary issues the rule required by
+subsection (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator
+and the Federal Communications Commission, shall submit to the
+appropriate committees of Congress a report that shall include an
+assessment of--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) the impacts of the rule issued under that
+subsection, including the impacts on public safety;
+and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) possible changes to IPAWS communication
+technologies that would enable resilient and accessible alerts
+to drivers and passengers of passenger motor
+vehicles.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (h) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary to issue the
+rule required by subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 10
+years after the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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(2) possible changes to IPAWS communication technologies
that would enable resilient and accessible alerts to drivers
and passengers of passenger motor vehicles.
-(h) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary to issue the rule
-required by subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is 10 years
-after the date of enactment of this Act.
-<all>
+(h) Sunset.--The rule issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall
+sunset and no longer be in effect on the date that is 10 years after
+the date of enactment of this Act, including the authority of the
+Secretary to carry out or enforce that rule.
+Calendar No. 39
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 315
+
+[Report No. 119-11]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring
+access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles, and for
+other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+April 3, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment
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Cosponsors (59)
Members who signed on to support this bill.
Cruz R
Wicker R
Banks R
Barrasso R
Blackburn R
Blumenthal D
Britt R
Budd R
Cantwell D
Capito R
Coons D
Cotton R
Cramer R
Daines R
Ernst R
Baldwin D
Grassley R
Hassan D
Hawley R
Hirono D
Hoeven R
Justice R
King I
Klobuchar D
Lankford R
Luján D
Lummis R
Marshall R
Merkley D
Moran R
Murphy D
Reed D
Ricketts R
Rounds R
Sanders I
Scott R
Shaheen D
Sheehy R
Smith D
Sullivan R
Wyden D
Young R
Fischer R
Collins R
Moreno R
Murkowski R
Cortez Masto D
Rosen D
Boozman R
McCormick R
Warren D
Whitehouse D
Crapo R
Ossoff D
Kennedy R
Tuberville R
Moody R
Gillibrand D
Kim D