WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Before leaving to spend the rest of the holiday in the Virgin Islands, President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, as his time in office comes to an end.

Before leaving to spend the rest of the holiday in the Virgin Islands, President Joe Biden signed 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve, as his time in office comes to an end.

While it's been a symbol of the nation since its the early days, it took the president's signature on Christmas Eve to make it the our national bird.