The House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to vote on the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 8449). The legislation will require automakers to keep AM receivers in automobiles. A number of automakers have made plans or have already removed AM receivers from their electric vehicles. The bill will be one of 16 bills scheduled to be voted on by the Committee on Wednesday. The Committee vote will start at 10 AM.
Passing the House Energy and Commerce Committee will be a huge step forward to ensuring that AM radio receivers remain in the dashboard. The legislation has overwhelming support, with 261 co-sponsors in the House and 62 co-sponsors in the Senate.
The latest version of the bill, H.R. 8449, is exactly the same as the Senate version of the bill, S.1669. This will make it easier to move the legislation through Congress.
Passing the House Commerce Committee will allow the legislation to be brought to the House floor for a vote. Alternatively, it would allow the leaders of the House and Senate to attach this bill to “must pass” legislation this fall.
We are delighted to see this legislation move forward. We will keep you informed as the bill moves through both the House and Senate.
You can access a copy of H.R. 8449 here.
You can access the House Commerce Committee website here.
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