Bipartisan, bicameral legislation endorsed by FCC Chairwoman and Commissioner
Bill Text (PDF) | Senator Markey on AM Radio Access (AUDIO)
Washington (May 17, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), along with Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) today introduced the AM for Every Vehicle Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that would direct federal regulators to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge. The legislation follows from the…