reauthorize

[ri-aw-ther-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

1. to authorize again.

Example Sentences

Members of Congress have proposed bills to reauthorize it and revamp FEMA.

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The stakes are so high, in fact, that a recent report from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office urges the legislature to “take the time it needs to weigh its policy choices before deciding on whether and how to reauthorize the program,” as any decision around cap-and-trade will have significant environmental, economic and political ramifications.

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“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.

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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.

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Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes said he also had no “personal contact” with Biden during negotiations to reauthorize a controversial surveillance law.

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