Enact or enact ( one word ) means to make a statute or law--
Congress will enact legislation concerning the new health care reforms.
It may take months to enact the proposed reforms.
Enact or enact may also mean to represent on the stage, as in a play--
They will enact the story of the life of the famous artist.
He will enact the life of the great poet.
An act or an act ( two words ) means one ( an ) formal decree or statute ( act )--
The amendment will be enforced by an act of the legislature.
A bill of attainder is an act declaring someone a criminal, without a charge or a trial.
An act may also mean one ( an ) performance ( act ), literally or figuratively--
They are rehearsing an act for next week's show.
Is he really angry, or is it an act?
Now that you know that, you can say--
"We should lobby for an act of Congress to enact the necessary reforms."
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