Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Plain meaning written by PSI Sci editors from the linked source. Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office, A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process
Also written: authorize, authorized, authorizing law
Measures that use this word
- H.R. 10943: To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide counsel for unaccompanied alien children in immigration proceedings, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 10914: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 10782: Clean School Bus Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 10756: Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 10652: San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 10684: DOE Bioenergy Program Reauthorization Act
- S. 5608: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026
- S. 5600: Dennis John Benigno Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 10591: Safer Choice Program Authorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 10592: Fentanyl Sanctions Reauthorization Act of 2026
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