IB 
Union Calendar No. 330 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 979 
[Report No. 119–379, Part I] 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access 
to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; 
which was 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 
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MEUSER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
ALFORD, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. ROSS, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SOTO, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. BOST, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. 
MCGUIRE, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. AMODEI of Nevada, 
Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. LEE of Florida, Ms. 
PETTERSEN, Mr. CRANK, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ADERHOLT, 
Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. BALINT, Ms. GILLEN, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. HUNT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
MAGAZINER, Mr. COLE, Mrs. BICE, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. EMMER, Mr. MCDOWELL, Ms. DE LA 
CRUZ, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. CARTER of 
Louisiana, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CASE, Mr. PFLUGER, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
MRVAN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. ROGERS of 
Kentucky, Mr. VASQUEZ, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. TITUS, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. DELUZIO, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. MESSMER, Ms. SEWELL, 
Mr. LYNCH, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. DOWNING, Mr. 
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DUNN of Florida, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. LALOTA, 
Mr. ROY, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. RILEY of New York, Mr. 
BURCHETT, Mr. ESTES, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MOORE of West Virginia, 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 
HARDER of California, Mr. MANN, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. DAVID 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. HARRIGAN, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. 
BENTZ, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. KEAN, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. MCBRIDE, 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. RULLI, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
TIMMONS, Mr. EZELL, Ms. FOXX, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Ms. JA-
COBS, Mr. ROSE, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. FEENSTRA, Ms. SALI-
NAS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, Mr. ALLEN, 
Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. TURNER of 
Ohio, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. GARBARINO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HILL of Ar-
kansas, Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. CLINE, Mrs. BIGGS of South 
Carolina, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. SCOTT FRANK-
LIN of Florida, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. FINE, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. AMO, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. SCANLON, 
Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. MACE, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Ms. MENG, Mr. GOSAR, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. NUNN 
of Iowa, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. VEASEY, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. 
HINSON, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mr. MOORE of North Carolina, Ms. OMAR, Ms. LEE of 
Nevada, Mr. CAREY, Mr. BARRETT, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. 
MORELLE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BYNUM, Mr. 
TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
NADLER, Mr. GOLDMAN of Texas, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. BROWN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. 
STANSBURY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Ms. POU, Mr. BARR, 
Mrs. KIM, Mr. FRY, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. COMER, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, Mr. TRAN, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. FALLON, Mr. PATRONIS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 
BELL, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. DIAZ- 
BALART, Mr. WIED, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CHU, Mr. EVANS of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. IVEY, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Mr. TONKO, Ms. MORRISON, Mr. HARRIS of Maryland, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 
FOSTER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. KNOTT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. 
BURLISON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. 
BUDZINSKI, 
Mrs. 
TORRES
of 
California, 
Mr. 
MANNION, 
Ms. 
MALLIOTAKIS, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
MFUME, Ms. FRIEDMAN, Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY, Mr. TORRES of New 
York, Mr. CRANE, Mr. EVANS of Colorado, Mr. KENNEDY of New York, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. 
VAN DREW, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of 
Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BAUMGARTNER, Ms. GREENE of 
Georgia, Ms. ELFRETH, Mr. RYAN, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, 
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Mr. FIGURES, Mr. SHREVE, Mr. ONDER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. DEAN of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. LATIMER, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. MACKENZIE, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. CROW, Mr. VARGAS, 
Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. PALMER, Ms. FEDORCHAK, Mr. 
WALKINSHAW, 
Ms. 
JOHNSON
of 
Texas, 
Ms. 
HAGEMAN, 
Ms. 
GOODLANDER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. HURD of Colorado, Ms. STRICKLAND, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BERA, Mr. STANTON, Mr. GILL of 
Texas, Ms. SIMON, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, and Mr. 
HERNA´NDEZ 
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 
Committees on Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 5, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule 
requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehi-
cles, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘AM Radio for Every 
Vehicle Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(2) AM
BROADCAST
BAND.—The term ‘‘AM 
broadcast band’’ means the band of frequencies be-
tween 535 kilohertz and 1705 kilohertz, inclusive. 
(3) AM BROADCAST STATION.—The term ‘‘AM 
broadcast station’’ means a radio broadcast station— 
(A) licensed by the Federal Communications 
Commission for the dissemination of radio com-
munications intended to be received by the pub-
lic; and 
(B) operated on a channel in the AM broad-
cast band. 
(4) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(5) AUTOMATED
DRIVING
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘automated driving system’’ means a system that 
meets the definition of Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 au-
tomation as those terms are defined in the April 2021 
edition of the J3016 recommended practice of SAE 
International, ‘‘Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms 
Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road 
Motor Vehicles’’. 
(6) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Comp-
troller General’’ means the Comptroller General of the 
United States. 
(7) DEVICE.—The term ‘‘device’’ means a piece 
of equipment or an apparatus that is designed— 
(A) to receive signals transmitted by a 
radio broadcast station; and 
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(B) to play back content or programming 
derived from those signals. 
(8) DIGITAL AUDIO AM BROADCAST STATION.— 
(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 regu-
lation)) for broadcasting purposes. 
(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)). 
(9) IPAWS.—The term ‘‘IPAWS’’ means the pub-
lic alert and warning system of the United States de-
scribed in section 526 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 321o). 
(10) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac-
turer’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
30102(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(11) PASSENGER
MOTOR
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘passenger motor vehicle’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 32101 of title 49, United States Code. 
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(12) 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). 
(13) 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). 
(14) RECEIVE.—The term ‘‘receive’’ means to re-
ceive a broadcast signal via over-the-air transmission. 
(15) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(16) SIGNAL.—The term ‘‘signal’’ means radio 
frequency energy that a holder of a radio station li-
cense intentionally emits or causes to be emitted at a 
specified frequency for the purpose of transmitting 
content or programming to the public. 
(17) STANDARD EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘stand-
ard equipment’’ means motor vehicle equipment (as 
defined in section 30102(a) of title 49, United States 
Code) that— 
(A) is installed as a system, part, or compo-
nent of a passenger motor vehicle as originally 
manufactured; and 
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(B) the manufacturer of the passenger 
motor vehicle recommends or authorizes to be in-
cluded in the passenger motor vehicle for no ad-
ditional or separate monetary fee, payment, or 
surcharge, beyond the base price of the passenger 
motor vehicle. 
(18) 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. 
SEC. 3. AM BROADCAST STATIONS RULE. 
(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— 
(1) requiring devices that can receive signals and 
play content transmitted by AM broadcast stations be 
installed as standard equipment in passenger motor 
vehicles— 
(A) manufactured in the United States for 
sale in the United States, imported into the 
United States, or shipped in interstate com-
merce; and 
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(B) manufactured after the effective date of 
the rule; 
(2) requiring access to AM broadcast stations 
through the devices required under paragraph (1) in 
a manner that is easily accessible to drivers; and 
(3) allowing a manufacturer to comply with that 
rule by installing devices as described in paragraph 
(1) that can receive signals and play content trans-
mitted by digital audio AM broadcast stations. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Before issuing the rule re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation of the Senate and make publicly avail-
able on the website of the Department of Transportation, 
a report that evaluates the following: 
(1) Any potential adverse impacts related to 
automotive innovation and the motor vehicle safety of 
passenger motor vehicles equipped with automated 
driving systems from the reception of AM radio sig-
nals by such vehicles as required by subsection (a) of 
this Act. 
(2) The range of solutions that manufacturers 
could adopt or have adopted to mitigate any potential 
impacts identified in paragraph (1). 
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(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), in issuing the rule required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall establish an effective 
date for the rule that is not more than 2 years after 
the date on which the rule is issued. 
(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 a manufacturer that manufactured not 
more than 40,000 passenger motor vehicles for sale in 
the United States in 2022. 
(d) INTERIM REQUIREMENT.—For passenger motor ve-
hicles 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 sub-
section (a) that do not include devices that can receive sig-
nals and play content transmitted by AM broadcast sta-
tions, the manufacturer of the passenger motor vehicles— 
(1) shall provide clear and conspicuous labeling 
to inform purchasers of those passenger motor vehicles 
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that the passenger motor vehicles do not include de-
vices that can receive signals and play content trans-
mitted by AM broadcast stations; and 
(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 sub-
section. 
(e) 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. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(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. 
(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 
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rule were a regulation described in subsection (a)(1) 
of that section 30163. 
(g) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall 
conduct a comprehensive study on disseminating 
emergency alerts and warnings to the public. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of— 
(i) the role of passenger motor vehicles 
in IPAWS communications, including by 
providing access to AM broadcast stations; 
(ii) the advantages, effectiveness, limi-
tations, resilience, and accessibility of exist-
ing IPAWS communication technologies, in-
cluding AM broadcast stations in passenger 
motor vehicles; 
(iii) the advantages, effectiveness, limi-
tations, resilience, and accessibility of AM 
broadcast stations relative to other IPAWS 
communication technologies in passenger 
motor vehicles; and 
(iv) whether other IPAWS communica-
tion technologies are capable of ensuring the 
President (or a designee) can reach at least 
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90 percent of the population of the United 
States at a time of crisis, including at 
night; and 
(B) a description of any ongoing efforts to 
integrate new and emerging technologies and 
communication platforms into the IPAWS 
framework. 
(3) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—In conducting 
the study required under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General shall consult with— 
(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(B) the Federal Communications Commis-
sion; 
(C) the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration; 
(D) the Secretary; 
(E) Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and 
local emergency management officials; 
(F) first responders; 
(G) technology experts in resilience and ac-
cessibility; 
(H) radio broadcasters; 
(I) manufacturers of passenger motor vehi-
cles; and 
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(J) other relevant stakeholders, as deter-
mined by the Comptroller General. 
(4) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(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. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Comptroller General 
provides the briefing required under subpara-
graph (A), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port describing the results of the study required 
under paragraph (1), including recommenda-
tions for legislation and administrative action as 
the Comptroller General determines appropriate. 
(h) 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— 
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(1) the impacts of the rule issued under that sub-
section, including the impacts on public safety; and 
(2) possible changes to IPAWS communication 
technologies that would enable resilient and accessible 
alerts to drivers and passengers of passenger motor 
vehicles. 
(i) SUNSET.—This Act shall sunset and no longer be 
in effect on the date that is 8 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including the authority of the Secretary 
to carry out or enforce that rule. 
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Union Calendar No. 330 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 979 
[Report No. 119–379, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue 
a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations 
in motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
NOVEMBER 12, 2025 
Committees on Homeland Security and Transportation 
and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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