enactment
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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
Siobhan has covered government shutdowns, two presidential impeachment trials, several Supreme Court nomination fights, and the enactment of major tax, trade, stimulus and climate laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
All legislation should require that any challenge must be commenced within, say, 30 days of the law’s enactment.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025
The law calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all Epstein-related documents held by the Justice Department within 30 days of its Nov. 19 enactment.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
With this enactment Millet hoped to carry visitors “back 400 years”—despite the steam tugboats that would nudge the Spanish ships toward shore.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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