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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The Supporting America’s Children and Families Act reauthorizes vital child welfare programs through 2029, providing critical funding for services that assist children and families in need.
—Danny K. Davis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Yet Congress failed to reauthorize the OAA because Trump sank the very bill that would have done so.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Those included promising not to seek a pardon for Edward Snowden, regularly updating the Senate Intel committee on her foreign travel and working with the panel to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The law is supposed to be reauthorized every five years.
—Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
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Danny K. Davis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Yet Congress failed to reauthorize the OAA because Trump sank the very bill that would have done so.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Those included promising not to seek a pardon for Edward Snowden, regularly updating the Senate Intel committee on her foreign travel and working with the panel to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The law is supposed to be reauthorized every five years.
—Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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