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HR 979 — AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

HR 979 is a measure before Congress. This page is what Rallybase holds about it and the date each part of it was read.

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.) (Summary by the Congressional Research Service, version Introduced in House, 2025-02-05.)

The source's latest action on it, dated 2026-09-16, reads: "Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.".

Identifier: HR 979
Level: Federal
Jurisdiction: the United States
Session: 119
Chamber, from the bill number: House of Representatives
Where that identifier comes from: Congress 119 — from the bill's congress.gov identifier.
Latest action, as the source published it: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622. (2026-09-16)
Read on: 2026-09-18

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

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.

The rule, including DOT’s authority to enforce it, must expire 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 radio relative to other Integrated Public Alert and Warning System communication technologies.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, version Introduced in House, 2025-02-05.

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