WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Tuesday including making the bald eagle the nation’s official bird and one barring members of Congress from collecting their pensions if convicted of crimes.
Biden also established the first federal anti-hazing standard to address the violence and deaths occurring on higher education campuses across the country. He also signed a bill supported by reality-TV star and heiress Paris Hilton, which holds treatment centers and care facilities that serve young people accountable.
Last month, Biden vetoed legislation to add 66 new judges to the nation’s understaffed federal courts, revoking the sentences for 37 of the 40 federal inmates in prison. on death row, commuting them to life in prison without parole and issuing a full and unconditional pardon to his son. Hunter.

The flurry of activity comes as Biden pushes his final priorities before handing over power to President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.
He also ended his time in office by taking money previously approved by Congress out the door for housing and weapons infrastructure projects for Ukraine.





