AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act

President Trump first threw his support behind a bill that would require AM radio in passenger vehicles when he took the stage at the 2024 NRB International Christian Media Convention. “I will do my part to protect AM radio in our cars,” Trump told Christian broadcasters at the time.

Now that he is back in the oval office, Trump is recommitting to that pledge.

“I like the AM In Every Car [bill],” Trump said Thursday in an interview with Salem Radio Network’s Hugh Hewitt. “I’m in favor of it. It’s interesting. A lot of people don’t know about that, but it’s actually a very big subject, a huge deal — and we’re going to be doing something on that.”

A broad, bipartisan majority of both the House and Senate are onboard as co-sponsors for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.

The biggest challenge remains the same as in the past, however, as other issues dominate the agenda and leadership has become resistant to attaching unrelated legislation to bills that do make their way to the floor for a vote.

If it does come to a vote, passage is an easy prediction to make, considering the list of co-sponsors in the House now totals 318 members and 61 Senators are also onboard.

The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act would not only mandate AM in passenger vehicles for the next decade, but also require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring warning labels on vehicles that don’t.

Carmakers would be prohibited from charging extra for AM.