Biden signs 50 bills on Christmas Eve, including one sponsored by Paris Hilton

President Biden spent Christmas Eve signing new bills that authorize everything from the country’s official bird to protecting children in child care facilities.

Here are some of the most pressing holiday laws:

Act to Stop Institutional Child Abuse

Prominent singer and actress Paris Hilton has been pushing for months for a federal law that would hold juvenile treatment centers and foster care facilities accountable. She frequently appeared on Capitol Hill to encourage lawmakers to pass the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act in the House and Senate.

December proved to be a fruitful month as the Senate unanimously approved the measure and the House voted 367-33, sending the bill to President Biden. He signed the bill Tuesday, securing a political victory for Hilton, who expressed potential interest in serving as an elected official.

Stop Campus Hazing Act

Biden also passed a law that creates disclosure requirements for federally funded higher education institutions and requires them to include reports of campus hazing in their annual security reports. The bill was sponsored by Reps. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) in the House of Representatives, and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.).

Hazing is often found to be part of college commitments to on-campus fraternities. According to North Carolina State University, more than half of college students are involved in some form of hazing on campus.

Names of the post offices

The president signed two bills to rename local post offices to honor community leaders in the state of Texas and California.

The 1106 Main St. location in Bastrop, Texas, is now home to the Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office, honoring a CIA intelligence officer and Army soldier who served the country for more than five decades.

Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sponsored the legislation.

San Francisco will rename a post office in honor of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), thanks to a bill introduced by Senators Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).

Renaming of federal buildings

Biden signed several bills to rename federal buildings. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community clinic in Lynchburg, Virginia will now be known as the Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic.

The VA medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been renamed after the late Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.). Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) sponsored the bill.

The late Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) also received a special honor at the Fort McHenry National Historic Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland, as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center will be named after him.

The campaign was sponsored by the senator’s son, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.), along with the state’s congressional delegation.

Official US bird

While the bald eagle has long been the unofficial mascot of the United States, Biden signed the first law making it official on Christmas Eve.

The Biden administration also pulled off last-minute surprises during his final month in office, including pardons for federal death row inmates. He will hand over the position of commander in chief to President-elect Trump in January.

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