WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since its introduction in May, one-third of all senators and members of the House of Representatives have cosponsored legislation to ensure consumers have access to AM radio in automobiles. Despite increasing partisanship in Washington, D.C., lawmakers are uniting in support of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
This legislation provides the Secretary of Transportation one year to establish a standard for all new motor vehicles in the U.S. to come with AM radio reception and playback, which should be clearly visible on the vehicle's dashboard. Between the legislation’s enactment and the new standard taking effect, cars lacking AM radio receivers must be explicitly labeled for buyers.
A bipartisan coalition of policymakers, including Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), introduced the bill in the Senate. Recently joining the legislation as cosponsors are Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).
Reps. James Comer (R-KY-1), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28) and Mike McCaul (R-TX-10) recently joined as cosponsors of the legislation in the House, which was introduced by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5), Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4), Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7), Rob Menendez (D-NJ-8) and Maria Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3).
"The incredible bipartisan support the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has garnered in just a short time is a testament to the integral role AM broadcasting plays in informing, entertaining and connecting Americans across the country," said NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt. "America's broadcasters thank the members of Congress that are standing with their local AM station listeners and working to preserve radio’s pivotal place in the car dashboard."
The 150 House cosponsors of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act are:
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Robert Aderholt (R-AL-4) Mark Alford (R-MO-4) Mark Amodei (R-NV-2) Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL) Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4) Don Bacon (R-NE-2) James Baird (R-IN-4) Becca Balint (D-VT-AL) Jack Bergman (R-MI-1) Sanford Bishop (D-GA-2) Mike Bost (R-IL-12) Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2) Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8) Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) Mike Carey (R-OH-15) Andre Carson (D-IN-7) Ed Case (D-HI-1) Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) Ben Cline (R-VA-6) Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) James Comer (R-KY-1) Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11) Luis Correa (D-CA-46) Jim Costa (D-CA-21) Angie Craig (D-MN-2) Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY-4) Sharice Davids (D-KS-3) Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15) Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3) Neal Dunn (R-FL-2) Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) Ron Estes (R-KS-4) Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) Brad Finstad (R-MN-1) Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-3) Mike Flood (R-NE-1) Bill Foster (D-IL-11) Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5) Russell Fry (R-SC-7) John Garamendi (D-CA-8) Mike Garcia (R-CA-27) Carlos Gimenez (R-FL-28) Jared Golden (D-ME-2) Daniel Goldman (D-NY-10) Josh Gothheimer (D-NJ-5) Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-7) Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6) Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) Steven Horsford (D-NV-4) Richard Hudson (R-NC-9) Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4) Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-1) Bill Johnson (R-OH-6) Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) Mike Johnson (R-LA-4) Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7) Bill Keating (D-MA-9) Mike Kelly (R-PA-16) Andy Kim (D-NJ-3) Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) Nick LaLota (R-NY-1) Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1) Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5) Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) Susie Lee (D-NV-3) Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3) Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8) Frank Lucas (R-OK-3) |
Stephen Lynch (D-MA-8) Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) Tracey Mann (R-KS-1) Kathy Manning (D-NC-6) Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) Rob Menendez (D-NJ-8) Grace Meng (D-NY-6) Dan Meuser (R-PA-9) Carol Miller (R-WV-1) Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) Marc Molinaro (R-NY-19) Alex Mooney (R-WV-2) Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1) Joe Morelle (D-NY-25) James Moylan (R-GU-AL) Frank Mrvan (D-IN-1) Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12) Grace Napolitano (D-CA-31) Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) Troy Nehls (R-TX-22) Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4) Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) Zach Nunn (R-IA-3) Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL) Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3) Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) Mark Pocan (D-WI-2) Bill Posey (R-FL-8) Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7) Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) Harold Rogers (R-KY-5) Mike Rogers (R-AL-3) Mat Rosendale (R-MT-2) Chip Roy (R-TX-21) Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) David Schweikert (R-AZ-1) David Scott (D-GA-13) Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) Brad Sherman (D-CA-32) Adrian Smith (R-NE-3) Jason Smith (R-MO-8) Darren Soto (D-FL-9) Melanie Ann Stansbury (D-NM-1) Pete Stauber (R-MN-8) Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14) Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24) Bennie Thompson (D-MS-2) Tom Tiffany (R-WI-7) William Timmons (R-SC-4) Dina Titus (D-NV-1) Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) David Trone (D-MD-6) David Valadao (R-CA-22) Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-2) Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3) Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4) Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) Susan Wild (D-PA-7) Roger Williams (R-TX-25) Joe Wilson (R-SC-2) Steve Womack (R-AR-3) Rudy Yakym (R-IN-2) Ryan Zinke (R-MT-1) |
The 34 Senate cosponsors of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act are:
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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Ted Budd (R-NC) Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Ted Cruz (R-TX) Steve Daines (R-MT) Joni Ernst (R-IA) Deb Fischer (R-NE) Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Josh Hawley (R-MO) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) Joe Manchin (D-WV) Ed Markey (D-MA) Roger Marshall (R-KS) Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Christopher Murphy (D-CT) Jon Ossoff (D-GA) Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Mike Rounds (R-SD) Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Rick Scott (R-FL) Tina Smith (D-MN) Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Jon Tester (D-MT) J.D. Vance (R-OH) Roger Wicker (R-MS) Todd Young (R-IN) |
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