Biden signs 50 bills before leaving office… ‘Bald Eagle’ is the official national bird of the United States

US President Joe Biden, who leaves office in January next year, signed a pile of 50 bills ahead of Christmas.

According to the White House on the 25th (local time), the bill signed by President Biden the day before included a bill designating the ‘bald eagle’ as the national bird of the United States.

The bald eagle has long been considered America’s unofficial mascot, but President Biden signed the bill into law, making it official as the national bird.

President Biden also signed the Child Abuse Prevention Act. This law requires the federal government to supervise the health, safety, protection, and treatment of minors admitted to addiction treatment and rehabilitation facilities. Paris Hilton, the heiress of the global hotel chain Hilton, has been urging the passage of this bill, saying she suffered from abuse at boarding school as a teenager.

The bill signed by President Biden also included a bill banning federal lawmakers convicted of public corruption from receiving severance pay. This bill became public after former Rep. Bob Menendez, the predecessor of Rep. Andy Kim (Democrat, New Jersey), the first Korean-American elected to the federal Senate, was found guilty on charges of bribery and violation of the Foreign Agent Registration Act, and passed the National Assembly last week. passed.

President Biden also signed legislation to prevent bullying on college campuses.

Meanwhile, President Biden said on this day, his last Christmas as President of the United States, “My hope for our country is that we continue to pursue the light of freedom and love, kindness and compassion, dignity and decency.” He said through his social networking service (SNS)

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