reauthorize
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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Members of Congress have proposed bills to reauthorize it and revamp FEMA.
From Los Angeles Times
“In just the last decade, cap-and-trade has invested billions of dollars in projects by holding polluters accountable — helping clean our air, protect public health and propel new careers,” the governor said in a joint statement with Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas when they announced their intention to reauthorize the program in April.
From Los Angeles Times
Writing for two of the three judges on the appellate panel, Judge Sandra Segal Ikuta said the law “meaningfully constrains the right to keep operable arms” guaranteed by the Constitution, by forcing California gun owners to reauthorize before each ammunition purchase.
From Los Angeles Times
The plan released today by the House Energy and Commerce Committee is one of several efforts taking shape in Congress to formally approve, or reauthorize, the $47.1 billion agency’s policies and programs for the first time since 2006.
From Science Magazine
There was a time when it would routinely reauthorize the Voting Rights Act and help ensure Black people could vote.
From Salon
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