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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Late last year, Congress reauthorized, with bipartisan support, the Autism CARES Act, the main federal vehicle for autism research.
—Mark Kendall, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
But federal lawmakers late last year failed to pass a bill that would reauthorize the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Every five years, food stamps provided through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is reauthorized by Congress as part of the Farm Bill.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: The hearing formally kicked off debate on a surface transportation bill to reauthorize IIJA programs expiring in 2026.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Mark Kendall, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
But federal lawmakers late last year failed to pass a bill that would reauthorize the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2025
Every five years, food stamps provided through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is reauthorized by Congress as part of the Farm Bill.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: The hearing formally kicked off debate on a surface transportation bill to reauthorize IIJA programs expiring in 2026.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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