as in passed
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 enacted
While the tax law of 2025 led to some modifications in the QSBS rules, the tax changes apply only to shares acquired after that law was enacted.
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Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Notably, the change was enacted on a bipartisan basis, Cassidy said.
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Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
If enacted, the proposal could reduce or eliminate certain out-of-pocket costs for follow-up mammograms, ultrasounds, and other supplemental breast imaging, depending on individual insurance coverage.
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Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Chicago's Shared Housing Ordinance was enacted in 2016 to regulate the rapidly expanding short term rental industry.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Jackson wrote that Congress enacted the law at stake in the case to ensure prisoners a right to religious expression.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
After his release from prison, Landor sued the individual prison guards for money damages under a federal law enacted by Congress to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
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Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
23 June 2026
These elections can be enacted if enough members of a party lodge votes of no confidence in the leader.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Trump has been making these kinds of threats since the tax was enacted in 2019.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Notably, the change was enacted on a bipartisan basis, Cassidy said.
—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
If enacted, the proposal could reduce or eliminate certain out-of-pocket costs for follow-up mammograms, ultrasounds, and other supplemental breast imaging, depending on individual insurance coverage.
—
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Chicago's Shared Housing Ordinance was enacted in 2016 to regulate the rapidly expanding short term rental industry.
—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Jackson wrote that Congress enacted the law at stake in the case to ensure prisoners a right to religious expression.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
After his release from prison, Landor sued the individual prison guards for money damages under a federal law enacted by Congress to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
23 June 2026
These elections can be enacted if enough members of a party lodge votes of no confidence in the leader.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Trump has been making these kinds of threats since the tax was enacted in 2019.
—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enacted
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The elevator subsequently passed a county inspection and has been cleared for use.
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After McDonald’s announced plans to open a restaurant in Mattituck, the town passed an ordinance banning drive-throughs; when CVS arrived, the locals capped the size of big-box stores.
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Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
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Then the doctors would bustle out to see their more appealing patients—the cheerily pregnant ones, whose deliveries constituted the bulk of their income and whose babies would be added to the collage of photos decorating their office walls.
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Payments will be issued after a form is approved and will go out by September, according to the settlement website.
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If approved by voters on the statewide ballot in November, the amendment would raise a cap on mandatory deposits into the rainy day fund from 10% to 20% of general fund revenue.
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