Congress may be on its August recess with most lawmakers in their districts campaigning ahead of Election Day, but in Washington the radio industry continues to see growing support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
Five more members have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill to keep AM radio in vehicle dashboards, bringing the total number of House members backing the effort to 260.
They bring the latest House tally to 137 Republicans and 123 Democrats onboard.
The latest version of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 3413), which remains pending in the Energy and Commerce Committee, has had some small revisions in recent months, mainly to include a timetable for when carmakers would need to meet the AM mandate.
If passed, it will require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles.
If they don’t, carmakers could be fined.
Other than Ford, most carmakers have so far resisted calls to voluntarily return AM to their vehicles. Tesla, BMW, Mazda, Volvo, Volkswagen and others have opted to move forward with plans to remove AM access.
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