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 elimination of the unit, the Office of Internal Auditing, comes as Congress debates whether to reauthorize a high-profile warrantless wiretapping law, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Prices could go even higher — up to $8.43 — if the state moves forward with adopting stricter fuel standards, allowing gas tax increases and reauthorizing the Cap-and-Trade emissions credit program.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Each year, the CPB disperses $535 million in taxpayer funds to public radio and TV stations, an effort that Congress has reauthorized for decades.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing Wednesday focused on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
—The Hill Staff - 05, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Charlie Savage, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Prices could go even higher — up to $8.43 — if the state moves forward with adopting stricter fuel standards, allowing gas tax increases and reauthorizing the Cap-and-Trade emissions credit program.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
Each year, the CPB disperses $535 million in taxpayer funds to public radio and TV stations, an effort that Congress has reauthorized for decades.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing Wednesday focused on reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
—The Hill Staff - 05, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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