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 been fully reauthorized by Congress three times since the intelligence tool was created by law in 2008.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 9 June 2026
The Senate barely missed its midnight deadline that year before approving by a 60-34 vote legislation to reauthorize Section 702 that was subsequently signed by then-President Biden.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
And his appointment has sparked concern among even Republicans trying to reauthorize a surveillance program that's due to expire this week.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
And this year, Congress must reauthorize it.
—Edward F. Davis, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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John Parkinson, ABC News, 9 June 2026
The Senate barely missed its midnight deadline that year before approving by a 60-34 vote legislation to reauthorize Section 702 that was subsequently signed by then-President Biden.
—Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
And his appointment has sparked concern among even Republicans trying to reauthorize a surveillance program that's due to expire this week.
—CBS News, 7 June 2026
And this year, Congress must reauthorize it.
—Edward F. Davis, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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“Reauthorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reauthorize. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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