enactment

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“They’re not taking into account all the legislative history and statements made at the time of the enactment of Dodd-Frank.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

And this was the best he could find: “Two cherry-picked newspaper references almost 20 years apart, and at least 30 years before the enactment of the FTCA.”

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

The bond market appears unworried about the next decade, even as tariff’s enactment and now reversal heightens global trade uncertainty.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The law provides that the provision became effective “upon the date of enactment . . . subject to any transition period determined appropriate” of up to three fiscal years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The next play we did for assembly was an enactment, totally adapted by Mrs. Finley, I believe, of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers