On December 12, 2013, Members of the House and Senate introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow the United States or any state or local government to register official insignia for federal trademark protection. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and I introduced H.R. 3713 in the House and Senators Klobuchar (MN), Charles Schumer (NY) and Mike Lee (UT) introduced identical companion legislation in the Senate.
State and local governments (including local law enforcement) should have the ability to be protected by federal trademark laws. Producing counterfeit items with the logo of a local government