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
Examples of reauthorize in a Sentence
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Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
—Farnoush Amiri, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Funk said that when the Farm Bill was reauthorized in 2021 with regulations for the production of hemp, that's when the flood gates opened not only for them but also other companies.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial officially kicked off, Congress is trying to reauthorize a major spy law, and Google workers protested a company contract with Israel.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a warrantless surveillance law.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The House took a critical first step on Friday toward reauthorizing a law extending an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials say is crucial to fighting terrorism, voting to take it up two days after a previous attempt to pass it collapsed.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, every few years, Congress is called on to reauthorize Section 702, which mandates that the intelligence agencies obtain generalized FISC approval for massive surveillance programs.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
Since then, she's openly criticized his leadership in media interviews and on social media, warning him that passing Ukraine aid or reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would put his position in peril.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Farnoush Amiri, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Funk said that when the Farm Bill was reauthorized in 2021 with regulations for the production of hemp, that's when the flood gates opened not only for them but also other companies.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial officially kicked off, Congress is trying to reauthorize a major spy law, and Google workers protested a company contract with Israel.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a warrantless surveillance law.
—Melissa Kirsch Andrew Lavallee Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The House took a critical first step on Friday toward reauthorizing a law extending an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials say is crucial to fighting terrorism, voting to take it up two days after a previous attempt to pass it collapsed.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Nevertheless, every few years, Congress is called on to reauthorize Section 702, which mandates that the intelligence agencies obtain generalized FISC approval for massive surveillance programs.
—The Editors, National Review, 12 Apr. 2024
Since then, she's openly criticized his leadership in media interviews and on social media, warning him that passing Ukraine aid or reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act would put his position in peril.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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