H.R. 8449 · 118th Congress

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024

Introduced on May 17, 2024 by Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 18, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 625.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 17, 2024
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Motor vehicles
  • Technology assessment
  • User charges and fees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. May 17, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2024Introduced in House
  3. May 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. May 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. May 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. May 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  7. May 20, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
  8. May 20, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  9. May 23, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  10. May 23, 2024 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  11. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 2.
  13. Nov 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-740, Part I.
  14. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-740, Part I.
  15. Nov 18, 2024Committee on Transportation discharged.
  16. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Transportation discharged.
  17. Nov 18, 2024Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
  18. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Homeland Security discharged.
  19. Nov 18, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 625.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. IHEARTMEDIA INC.8 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: IHEARTMEDIA + ENTERTAINMENT, INC.$14.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY6 reports
    $9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL MOTORS LLC$652.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS5 reports
    $9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  4. Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  5. ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION3 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  6. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. BMW of North America, LLC2 reports
    Federal contractor: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC$37.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC.2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)2 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  10. ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  11. AARP1 report
    $5.2M reported (all issues)
  12. Mercedes-Benz USA (fka Daimler/Mercedes-Benz USA1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)
  13. NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.