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 program has long benefited from bipartisan support, having been reauthorized by Congress four times.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The budget agreement does not reauthorize the cap-and-trade program and leaves many of those questions unanswered for later in the session or next year.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Other decisions, such as reauthorizing California’s cap-and-trade program, will be considered later in the year outside of the budget process.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Knowles-Nelson Stewardship removed from the budget The Joint Finance Committee ultimately voted, along party lines, not to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program in the 2025 to 2027 state budget.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 June 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The budget agreement does not reauthorize the cap-and-trade program and leaves many of those questions unanswered for later in the session or next year.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Other decisions, such as reauthorizing California’s cap-and-trade program, will be considered later in the year outside of the budget process.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Knowles-Nelson Stewardship removed from the budget The Joint Finance Committee ultimately voted, along party lines, not to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program in the 2025 to 2027 state budget.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 June 2025
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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