reauthorize
verb
re·au·tho·rize
(ˌ)rē-ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīz 
reauthorized; reauthorizing; reauthorizes
: to authorize (something or someone) again
especially
: to renew the authority or effective legal power, warrant, or right of
called for Congress to reauthorize the Clean Water Act
Since passage, each law has been amended or "reauthorized," a confusing process under which existing statutes are reenacted with new language. —
Gregg Easterbrook
Gregg Easterbrook
reauthorization
noun
plural reauthorizations
Congressional leaders are expected to continue negotiating a long-term reauthorization of the program in the coming weeks.
—Mike Debonis
Mike Debonis
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Spectrum in reconciliation: Republicans are debating whether to reauthorize the FCC's spectrum auction authority through budget reconciliation.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
The law was reauthorized for two additional years in 2024 after months of debate over whether law enforcement should be required to obtain a warrant to search the collected data for Americans’ information.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025
The measure, co-sponsored by Hawley and Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), would reauthorize the law and expand its geographical coverage.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Congress reauthorized it in 2022 with guardrails to curb acts of fraud, which were pervasive after EB-5 was founded in 1990.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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Maria Curi, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
The law was reauthorized for two additional years in 2024 after months of debate over whether law enforcement should be required to obtain a warrant to search the collected data for Americans’ information.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025
The measure, co-sponsored by Hawley and Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), would reauthorize the law and expand its geographical coverage.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Congress reauthorized it in 2022 with guardrails to curb acts of fraud, which were pervasive after EB-5 was founded in 1990.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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