WASHINGTON, D.C. — A full markup of 16 bills was scheduled to take place on Wednesday morning by the House Energy & Commerce Committee, with the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act listed as the No. 13 agenda item.
To the surprise of some, the Committee opened consideration of the bill before all others, with House Members on both sides of the aisle touting the public safety needs for those in a vehicle. The bipartisan support led the Committee to swiftly pass the bill in its current form 45-2, sending it to the full House of Representatives for an all-important vote.
This means that H.R. 8449, the Act as reintroduced by Minority Leader Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) will be moving forward. But, there were dissenters — namely from a Republican whose district is largely influenced by General Motors.
