The phrase "act was supported" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific action or decision that received backing or endorsement from others.
Example: "The act was supported by a majority of the committee members, leading to its approval."
Alternatives: "the action was endorsed" or "the measure received backing."
The revised USA Freedom Act was supported by the White House.
He told the Australian this week that before the election, watering down Section 18C of the act was supported by "only a few of the crazy rightwingers like myself".
The act was supported by the NRA's leaders but opposed by many of its members.The other event was the appearance of Hanlon Carter at the head of a dissident group within the NRA.
Its request to have the data released under the Freedom Of Information Act was supported by the courts.
A second proposal, the Menu Education and Labeling Act, is supported by public health advocates and more closely mirrors New York's law.
A policy like the Paycheck Fairness Act is supported by a huge majority of women.
The remainder of the film's first act is supported by light piano instrumentation, and occasional "low-register whoosh-thump noises, of the kind you might hear in a stalker movie", according to Sady Doyle of The Guardian.
Hep B, Hib, PC, RV, RDT, and ACT were supported by product-development partnerships.
Diagnosis of an ACT is supported by raised levels of androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), testosterone, and urinary steroids.
It has previously been suggested that comprehension of the communicative function of an utterance, i.e. the so-called speech act, is supported by an ensemble of neural networks, comprising lexico-semantic, action and mirror neuron as well as theory of mind circuits, all activated in concert.
He is a child of Massachusetts, and I know he will bring the personal connection of a native son to making sure that the victims of these senseless acts are supported as our Commonwealth begins to heal".
