as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration
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Recent Examples of enact
That majority could then enact significant reforms at the Fed and even block the appointment of presidents at the Fed’s 12 regional banks.
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Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
While Congress is permitted to enact laws to protect the right to vote, the executive branch should not be permitted to engage in mission creep by developing a comprehensive federal voter database without clear and specific legislative authorization.
—Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
DeSantis revealed that South Florida would see the deepest cuts because the region had experienced the sharpest increases before the reforms were enacted.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
West Virginia's law West Virginia lawmakers enacted the state's ban, called the Save Women's Sports Act, in 2021.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
While Congress is permitted to enact laws to protect the right to vote, the executive branch should not be permitted to engage in mission creep by developing a comprehensive federal voter database without clear and specific legislative authorization.
—Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
DeSantis revealed that South Florida would see the deepest cuts because the region had experienced the sharpest increases before the reforms were enacted.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
West Virginia's law West Virginia lawmakers enacted the state's ban, called the Save Women's Sports Act, in 2021.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Idaho has history of laws targeting trans people Over the past several years, the Idaho Legislature and lawmakers across the country have passed a series of bills targeting transgender youth and adults, several of which are now being litigated.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Recall that a year prior to Wardlaw passing her hot check, criminal court records confirm her guilty disposition for the crime of skipping out on a wholly different criminal-court appearance, which is a class C misdemeanor.—
Robert Steinbuch,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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And these mirror images, uniting perceptions barely conscious, were to constitute the basis from which his pilot’s dreams would someday take flight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The prosecutor's office said a 16-year-old boy from Sayreville was arrested and charged with acts of juvenile delinquency which if committed by an adult would constitute murder, weapons charges and armed riot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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State apartment and Realtors associations have come out against the bill along with the National Rental Home Council, which argued the measure was seeking to legislate an issue that wasn’t borne out in actual statistics.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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That means taking a commonsense business approach to legislating rules to govern NIL.—
Eddie Edwards Jr,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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But under questioning from Cruz, Vladeck conceded that approving a nondisclosure order without any factual proffer would be inconsistent with a judge’s oath, if that hypothetical were true.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City officials approved the initial funding for the temporary facility in October, using funds from the public safety sales tax.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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The president said Thursday that the two mortgage giants under government conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have $200 billion in cash that will be used to make the mortgage bond purchases.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ball certainly didn’t have any issue getting into the action, posting a team-best 11 first-quarter points on the strength of making his first three attempts and banking in a running 3-pointer off the glass at the buzzer, signaling the conclusion of the game’s initial 12 minutes.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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