Biden signs new law, designates bald eagle as ‘national bird’

The White House announced on Christmas Eve that President Joe Biden signed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird.

The bill, signed Monday after being passed unanimously by Congress, amends Title 36 of the United States Code, officially appointing the predator one of the country’s national symbols.

Congress passed the bill unanimously.

The bald eagle, which has been featured on the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and has its own Holiday and Protection Act, was never technically assigned the title of “national bird.”

It was, however, designated as the national emblem by the US Congress in 1782, according to USA.gov. 

In addition to its appearance on the Great Seal, it is featured on official documents, the presidential flag, military insignia, and currency.


A bald eagle populates Croons Lake on September 12, 2024 in Massapequa, New York.
A bald eagle populates Croons Lake on Sept. 12, 2024, in Massapequa, New York. Getty Images

President Joe Biden signs a resolution to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2022.
President Joe Biden signed a resolution to avert a nationwide rail shutdown in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 2, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

A document previously published by the US Department of Veterans Affairs to VA.gov improperly noted the bird as the national bird.

“Thank you to Senators Klobuchar, Lummis, Mullin and Smith, and Representatives Finstad, Craig and Emmer for their leadership,” the White House wrote in a statement Tuesday announcing the signing of the bill.

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