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reauthorization

Definitions

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  • noun A second or subsequent authorization.
  • noun A renewal of an authorization.

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Examples

  • "This bill is going to be so different and so ground breaking that [Oberstar] won't let you use the term reauthorization," he said.

    The Minnesota Daily - mndaily.com 2009

  • On Thursday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller , the West Virginia Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, called on the House to adopt a "clean," short-term reauthorization measure.

    FAA Funding Extension Gains Momentum Andy Pasztor 2011

  • We need to hear more about what the administration's priorities are for the long-term reauthorization of the transportation law.

    Robert Puentes: Will Obama's Plan for Fixing America's Transportation Infrastructure Be Enough? 2010

  • The Committee will take the lead on long-term reauthorization of the Federal Highway Program, something Republicans have pledged to do in 2011.

    Release: Tim Scott Appointed To Two Key Committees 2010

  • We need to hear more about what the administration's priorities are for the long-term reauthorization of the transportation law.

    Robert Puentes: Will Obama's Plan for Fixing America's Transportation Infrastructure Be Enough? 2010

  • Sen. Olympia Snowe R-Maine, the top Republican on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, said: It is disappointing that last Congress we were unable to pass a long-term reauthorization bill for vital SBA programs...

    Lawmakers Extend Tech R&D Program Sharon McLoone 2009

  • Over much of the past decade, efforts to pass a long-term reauthorization bill and significantly boost Amtrak funding foundered amid criticism from many Republicans -- including Arizona Sen. John McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee -- over the 37-year-old publicly subsidized rail corporation's losses and inefficiency.

    House Votes to Boost 2008

  • After a long fight last year with the White House, Congressional Democrats ultimately had to accept a short-term reauthorization of the SCHIP program.

    Uninsured Numbers Catch Some by Surprise 2008

  • And Congress hasn't been able to agree on a new long-term reauthorization, so it's passed a series of temporary reauthorizations - 20 to be exact.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • The big issue on a long-term reauthorization is about unions.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

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