as in to pass
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration
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Recent Examples of enact
At least two states have previously enacted it, and it’s been proposed in Congress.
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Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Unlike tax laws enacted by Congress, these compliance programs exist solely because the IRS created them administratively.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In doing so, ERISA blocks states from enacting comprehensive health insurance reforms, including those promoting health insurance equity.
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Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Programs were enacted to identify threats and warn financial service providers, reminding them of their responsibility to the American people.
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Richard Nephew,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Unlike tax laws enacted by Congress, these compliance programs exist solely because the IRS created them administratively.
—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In doing so, ERISA blocks states from enacting comprehensive health insurance reforms, including those promoting health insurance equity.
—
Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Programs were enacted to identify threats and warn financial service providers, reminding them of their responsibility to the American people.
—
Richard Nephew,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
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The council would then examine the details surrounding the change before passing an ordinance expanding those voting rights.
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Congress passed a law making Independence Day a federal holiday on June 28, 1870.
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What constitutes treason is emerging as an early theme of House of the Dragon’s third season.
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On June 18, the Florida Supreme Court rejected the argument that the execution would constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment given Spencer’s age.
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Post-revolutionary period States legislated and regularly granted divorces.
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The invisible power of the unelected despots of data and tech lords must be diminished; if families cannot control the disaster of digital addiction, states will have to legislate for them.
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The commission unanimously approved her request in May of 2018, and Grechen Shirley quickly hired a nanny to her campaign staff.
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Boise Mayor Lauren McLean will have the authority to limit that under a new plan approved by the City Council on Tuesday.
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Those changes to Florida’s ADAP in March would’ve dropped eligibility from making an annual household income at 400% of the poverty level — or about $63,800 for a one-person household — to 130% of the poverty level.
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Her victory over leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez marks her fourth presidential bid and makes her Peru’s first female president-elect.
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enact. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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