Enactment (noun) the passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law Enactment (noun)
1835 The Declaration of Independence. In response to a perceived threat of French annexation, Busby drew up, without authorisation from his superiors, a Declaration of Independence, which was signed by 34 northern chiefs.Additional signatures, including some from further south, were added over the next four years.835 The Declaration of Independence. In response to a perceived threat of French annexation, Busby drew up, without authorisation from his superiors, a Declaration of Independence, which was signed by 34 northern chiefs. Additional signatures, including some from further south, were added over the next four years.
The Declaration became official when Congress voted for it on July 4; signatures of the delegates were not needed to make it official. The handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence that was signed by Congress is dated July 4, 1776.