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

reauthorization

(ˌ)rē-ˌȯ-th(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən

noun

plural reauthorizations

Congressional leaders are expected to continue negotiating a long-term reauthorization of the program in the coming weeks. —

Mike Debonis

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The incoming Trump administration may target the OAA for cuts because Congress has not reauthorized it. —

Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Still, Sohn believes bipartisan support for the ACP should make reauthorizing it a political slam dunk for Democrats. —

Lillian Rizzo, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024 President Joe Biden must still sign the legislation, which reauthorizes the Bay Program at $92 million a year. —

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024 Other bills to secure chip supply chains, protect U.S. telecommunications networks from China, require the FCC to establish a 6G task force and reauthorize the NTIA also didn't make it onto this year-end spending bill. —

Maria Curi, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reauthorize