( NewsNation) — As he prepares to leave office and make way for President-elect Donald Trump to return to the White House, President Joe Biden has been signing a flurry of legislation, with 50 bills signed on Christmas Eve. Here are five of the most notable pieces of legislation:

Bald eagles are finally getting the formal recognition most people probably already thought they had. Plus, a Paris Hilton-backed bill becomes law.

Here is what to know after President Joe Biden signed an executive order making Christmas Eve a federal holiday in 2024.

Despite the widespread celebration of Christmas Eve, it is not among the 11 recognized federal holidays in the United States,

Biden — who is in the final days of his tenure — said the extra day off would be given to all federal employees, except for some involved in “national security, defense, or other public need.”

President Biden celebrated the holidays with a bill-signing blitz on Christmas Eve. The 50 measures becoming law include the "Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act," championed by Paris Hilton, the "Stop Campus Hazing Act" and a law prohibiting Congress members from receiving retirement payments if they are convicted of certain crimes.

President Biden spent Christmas Eve signing new bills into law approving everything from the country’s official bird to protections for children in youth care facilities.