Bilirakis Expects July House Commerce Vote on AM Radio Vehicle Mandate
House Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., told us Wednesday that he expects the Commerce Committee to mark up his AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (HR-979) in July, before Congress begins its month-plus August recess. HR-979…
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and Senate companion S-315 would require the Department of Transportation to mandate AM radio technology's inclusion in future automobiles, mostly affecting electric vehicles. The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a revised version of S-315 in February with the addition of a 10-year sunset for the measure, which led Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., to drop his previous opposition to its passage (see 2502100072). Bilirakis cautioned that House Commerce leaders haven't given him an ironclad commitment they will bring up HR-979 this month but added that he has gotten “very positive feedback” it will happen.