S. 1669 · 118th Congress

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2023

Introduced on May 17, 2023 by Edward J. Markey (D-MA). 62 cosponsors, 33 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 12, 2023): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 17, 2023
Cosponsors
62
33 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

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

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Department of Transportation
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Manufacturing
  • Motor vehicles
  • Transportation safety and security

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.

Edward J. MarkeyD-MASponsor

Democrats · 25

Independents · 4

Republicans · 33

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 17, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 17, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  3. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Sep 12, 2023Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Sep 12, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Sep 12, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS42 reports
    $14.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  2. GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY20 reports
    $16.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL MOTORS LLC$652.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. IHEARTMEDIA INC.20 reports
    $5.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: IHEARTMEDIA + ENTERTAINMENT, INC.$14.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. BMW of North America, LLC11 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC$37.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)
  6. ALLIANCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION9 reports
    $5M reported (all issues)
  7. Tesla Inc.8 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  8. Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA)8 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC7 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  10. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  11. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.5 reports
    $3.3M reported (all issues)
  12. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION5 reports
  13. Cox Media Group5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  14. Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  15. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. Lucid USA, Inc.5 reports
    $770K reported (all issues)
  17. MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS5 reports
    $295K reported (all issues)
  18. NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100%
  19. NORTH AMERICAN SUBARU, INC.5 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  20. PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU5 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  21. SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC.5 reports
    $272K reported (all issues)
  22. TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET5 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  23. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)5 reports
    $7.4M reported (all issues)
  24. Volvo Car Corporation5 reports
  25. ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  26. AARP4 reports
    $20.7M reported (all issues)
  27. Mercedes-Benz USA (fka Daimler/Mercedes-Benz USA4 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)
  28. FCA US LLC3 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FCA US LLC$534.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY3 reports
    $920K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYAI match · 99%
  30. North Carolina Association of Broadcasters3 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  31. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC, INC.2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  32. Maryland-District of Columbia-Delaware Broadcasters Association2 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  33. County of Santa Barbara1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  34. Iowa Broadcasters Association1 report
  35. National Religious Broadcasters1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.