WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., has introduced legislation (H.R. 6729) to "allow nonprofit organizations to register with the Secretary of the Treasury and share information on activities that may involve human trafficking or money laundering with financial institutions and regulatory authorities, under a safe harbor that offers protections from liability, in order to better identify and report potential human trafficking or money laundering activities." The bill was introduced o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has introduced legislation (S. 3416) to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act "to extend the period during which the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office may set or adjust certain fees." The bill was introduced on Sept. 6 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Christopher Coons, D-Del., and Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah. It was referred to the Senate  more