sunset clause

Examples (10)

• The legislation includes a sunset clause that will cause it to expire in five years.
• Activists are pushing to add a sunset clause to the new surveillance law.
• Without a renewal, the tax cut will end next year due to its sunset clause.
• A sunset clause ensures that laws are periodically reviewed and not left on the books indefinitely.
• The emergency powers were granted with a strict sunset clause to prevent potential abuse.
• Lawmakers are currently debating the extension of a program with an expiring sunset clause.
• As a compromise, the bill was passed with a ten-year sunset clause.
• Many temporary regulations are implemented with sunset clauses to assess their long-term impact.
• The original agreement contained a sunset clause that both parties now wish to remove.
• The effectiveness of the sunset clause depends on whether the legislature re-evaluates the law before it expires.