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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Yet the fund has nonetheless been reauthorized six times since its inception, with terms ranging from five to 10 years.
—Michael R. Allen, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Wyle, who came to Washington with the health care apparel company FIGS, was poised to meet with lawmakers to urge them to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 12 June 2025
The sunset provision would mandate that any rule currently in effect automatically expires five years after the law’s enactment, unless affirmatively reauthorized by Congress.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Some or all of the Nine, as the Republican defectors are known, have voted with Democrats to reauthorize a Medicaid expansion, establish a child tax credit, increase access to maternal health care and pass the state budget.
—Will Warasila, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Michael R. Allen, The Conversation, 25 June 2025
Wyle, who came to Washington with the health care apparel company FIGS, was poised to meet with lawmakers to urge them to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 12 June 2025
The sunset provision would mandate that any rule currently in effect automatically expires five years after the law’s enactment, unless affirmatively reauthorized by Congress.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Some or all of the Nine, as the Republican defectors are known, have voted with Democrats to reauthorize a Medicaid expansion, establish a child tax credit, increase access to maternal health care and pass the state budget.
—Will Warasila, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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