sunset provision

Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words

A clause in a law that it will automatically terminate at a certain date unless renewed.

provisionADJECTIVE + provision

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sunset

Examples (10)

  • The law contained a sunset provision, requiring Congress to re-authorize it in 2008.
  • Many new environmental bills include a sunset provision to ensure periodic review.
  • Critics argue that the sunset provision weakens the long-term impact of the policy.
  • The legislature is debating whether to extend the sunset provision on the tax incentive.
  • Without a renewal, the sunset provision will automatically terminate the program next year.
  • This act features a unique sunset provision that allows for re-evaluation after five years.
  • They proposed a sunset provision to prevent the emergency measures from becoming permanent.
  • The original intent of the sunset provision was to force lawmakers to revisit the legislation.
  • Activists are campaigning against the removal of the sunset provision from the surveillance bill.
  • The committee recommended adding a sunset provision to the new regulation to limit its duration.