Parents who have lost children to hazing, including some local families, have long called for federal lawmakers to close gaps in the patchwork system.

The National Defense Authorization Act has a provision barring the military's insurance from covering gender-affirming care for service members' children.

Among the new laws signed by President Biden are Paris Hilton's bill to protect institutionalized teenagers and a bill to address hazing on college campuses.

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. Here are a few of the most pressing pieces of holiday legislation: Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Celebrity singer and actress Paris Hilton has spent months pushing for a