be authorized

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Morgan Stanley reauthorized a $20 billion share buyback plan, over several years, starting in the third quarter.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

The Voting Rights Act, after all, was reauthorized nearly unanimously by a Republican Congress and president, George W. Bush, in 2006.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Ultimately, Reagan signed a reauthorized VRA, overturning Bolden by embracing the effects test for Section 2 and extending the legislation’s preclearance requirements in Sections 4 and 5 to 2007.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The Justice Department also reauthorized single-drug lethal injections in an effort to expedite capital punishment cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The important Title VII Private Sector Initiatives Program was reauthorized for an additional two years.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy