Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2025-01-29

Bill 119 s 315, also known as the "Access to AM Broadcast Stations in Passenger Motor Vehicles Act," is a proposed piece of legislation that aims to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule mandating access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles. The bill also includes provisions for other purposes related to this requirement. If passed, this bill would ensure that all passenger motor vehicles are equipped with the necessary technology to access AM broadcast stations. This would allow passengers to listen to AM radio while traveling in their vehicles, providing them with important news, information, and entertainment. The bill does not specify the exact requirements or timeline for implementation, leaving those details up to the Secretary of Transportation to determine through the rulemaking process. However, the overall goal of the legislation is to ensure that AM broadcast stations remain accessible to the public, even as technology continues to evolve. Overall, Bill 119 s 315 seeks to preserve access to AM radio for passengers in motor vehicles, recognizing the continued importance of this traditional form of media in today's digital age.

Recent Activity

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Alternative Names

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.

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Science, Technology, Communications

Potential Impact

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Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]

Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]

Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM]

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]

Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]

Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

Committees and Subcommittees

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Variations and Revisions

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