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 system must be reauthorized every two years, but Republicans have regularly proposed making the program permanent and requiring all employers to use it.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Then there’s also the battle over reauthorizing California’s cap-and-trade program, an emissions trading system meant to help the state reach its ambitious climate goals.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Clean Reauthorization Now There’s bipartisan agreement that CISA 2015 should be reauthorized, with experts from across the political spectrum recognizing its vital importance.
—Cynthia Kaiser, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
The program’s authorization lapsed in March this year, after having only received a one-year authorization when it had historically been reauthorized in five-year increments.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Then there’s also the battle over reauthorizing California’s cap-and-trade program, an emissions trading system meant to help the state reach its ambitious climate goals.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
Clean Reauthorization Now There’s bipartisan agreement that CISA 2015 should be reauthorized, with experts from across the political spectrum recognizing its vital importance.
—Cynthia Kaiser, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
The program’s authorization lapsed in March this year, after having only received a one-year authorization when it had historically been reauthorized in five-year increments.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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