Hoosier State Today

U.S. Senator Todd Young from Indiana, alongside a group of colleagues, has reintroduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. This proposed legislation aims to direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate that automakers include AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles without additional charges.

Senator Young emphasized the importance of AM radio in maintaining public safety in Indiana, stating, “AM radio plays a vital role in preserving public safety across Indiana. By delivering important weather updates, local news, and emergency and disaster response information, this bill will ensure Hoosiers – especially those in the most rural areas – continue to have access to this critical communication tool.”

The bill is co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of senators including Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) Tina Smith (D-Minn.) Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Jim Banks  (R-Ind.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.).

Further details on the legislative text are available online.