AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Scheduled for a Vote before House Energy and Commerce Committee

The Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Brett Guthrie (R-KY), announced that the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R.979) is scheduled for a vote in the Committee tomorrow, Wednesday October 17^th. The vote or “mark-up” is scheduled to begin at 10 AM.  The markup will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online here.

The bill will require the Department of transportation to phase in rules requiring automobiles manufactured and/or sold in the United States to include AM radio receivers as standard equipment in all passenger vehicles (including pick-up trucks, vans and SUVs).

This is a huge step forward in our efforts to prevent auto makers from removing AM radio from the dashboards.  Last session the bill passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee by a 45 – 2 vote.  Assuming it passes the Committee again, the next step will be a vote on the House Floor.   

The legislation has overwhelming support, with 298 members of the House of Representative cosponsoring the bill.  This includes 22 members of the New York Congressional delegation.  In the Senate, the bill (S.315) has the support of 61 Senators, including Senator Gillibrand and Minority Leader Schumer.

You can find more information about the vote before the House Energy and Commerce Committee here.

You can access the legislation here.