Senate swoops in, centuries late, to name bald eagle national bird

[DrQ]

Senate swoops in, centuries late, to name bald eagle national bird ​

A pair of experts called on Congress to act after research showed the bird was never officially chosen​

Senate swoops in, centuries late, to name bald eagle national bird - Roll Call

The Senate passed a bill to designate the bald eagle as the national bird after research showed it had never been officially chosen.

rollcall.com

Since it was engraved on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, the eagle has been universally assumed to be the country’s national bird, just as the Baltimore oriole is the state bird in Maryland and the robin is so named in Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin.​

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But authors of books on the bald eagle discovered in recent years that Congress never officially designated a national bird, even though it’s the only flying creature that adorns U.S. currency, many military insignias and the seals of numerous government agencies, including the departments of Defense and Justice.​

 

[x3 skier]

Actions like this keep them from messing up important other things.

 

[DrQ]

Actions like this keep them from messing up important other things.

Uhhh ... they did it just before recess. They didn't let the door hit them on the way out.