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**The Latest:**

> [Security Win: Burr-Feinstein Proposal Declared ‘Dead’ for This Year](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/05/win-one-security-burr-feinstein-proposal-declared-dead-year?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) (May 27, 2016) – EFF

> [Push For Encryption Law Falters Despite Apple Case Spotlight](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-encryption-legislation-idUSKCN0YI0EM) (May 27, 2016) – Reuters

**Draft Bill:** [Text of the “The Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016”](http://www.burr.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/BAG16460.pdf) (April 13, 2016)

**[Press Release](http://www.burr.senate.gov/press/releases/intelligence-committee-leaders-release-discussion-draft-of-encryption-legislation-)** by Burr and Feinstein (April 13, 2016)

**Interesting Graphic on the Scope of the Bill:** [The Incredible Breadth of Feinstein-Burr](https://www.lawfareblog.com/incredible-breadth-feinstein-burr) (LawFare)

**News Reports:**

> [Senators Introduce Legislation to Compel Tech Companies to Submit Data to the Government](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/13/senators-introduce-legislation-to-compel-tech-companies-to-submit-data-to-the-government/) (April 13, 2016) – Washington Post

> [Senate Intel Panel Releases Official Encryption Bill Draft](http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/276181-senate-intel-panel-releases-official-encryption-bill-draft) (April 13, 2016) and [Intel Chair: Encryption Bill Won’t Specify Noncompliance Penalties](http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/275993-intel-chairman-judge-will-decide-penalties-under-encryption-bill) (April 12, 2016) – The Hill

**Tech Industry and other Reaction:**

> Internet Association (IA) [Statement on the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016](https://internetassociation.org/041116encryption/) (April 11, 2016)

> [Bill That Would Ban End-to-End Encryption Savaged by Critics](https://theintercept.com/2016/04/08/bill-that-would-ban-end-to-end-encryption-savaged-by-critics/) (April 8, 2016) – The Intercept

> [White House Declines to Support Encryption Legislation](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-legislation-idUSKCN0X32M4) (April 7, 2016) – Reuters

> [Rep. Issa Says Senate Encryption Bill Is Flawed and Technically-Naive](https://issa.house.gov/press-releases/2016/04/rep-issa-says-senate-encryption-bill-is-flawed-and-technically-naive/) (April 8, 2016)

**Analysis and Commentary:**

> [Encryption Legislation: Critics Blinded by Outrage are Blinded to the Lessons](https://www.lawfareblog.com/encryption-legislation-critics-blinded-outrage-are-blinded-lessons) (April 21, 2016) – Susan Hennessey at LawFare

> [Here’s What the Burr-Feinstein Anti-Crypto Bill Gets Wrong](https://www.justsecurity.org/30606/burr-feinstein-crypto-bill-terrible/) (April 15, 2016) – Riana Pfefferkorn in JustSecurity

> [Dumb, Delusional Senate Encryption Bill – Or Clever](https://mondaynote.com/dumb-delusional-senate-encryption-bill-or-clever-ee2c4ca54ba2#.qoj3o4vi9) (April 17, 2016) – Jean-Louis Gassée in his MondayNote

> [The Burr-Feinstein Encryption Bill Is Probably D.O.A.](http://www.fastcompany.com/3058952/the-burr-feinstein-encryption-bill-is-probably-doa) (April 14, 2016) – FastCompany

> [Anti-Crypto Bill Continues to Miss the Point](https://cdt.org/blog/anti-crypto-bill-continues-to-miss-the-point/) (April 14, 2016) – CDT

> [What If Feinstein-Burr Passes?](https://www.lawfareblog.com/what-if-feinstein-burr-passes) – Paul Rosenzweig in LawFare

**Related:**

> [California Phone Decryption Bill Defeated](http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article71446037.html?utm_source=loopinsight.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+loopinsight%2FKqJb+(The+Loop)&utm_content=FeedBurner) (April 12, 2016) – Sacramento Bee

> [Encryption Legislation Advances in France](https://www.lawfareblog.com/encryption-legislation-advances-france) (April 14, 2016) – Daniel Severson in LawFare

> [F.B.I. Tells Panel It Needs Hackers to Keep Up With Tech Companies](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/20/technology/fbi-iphone-apple-house-encryption-hearing.html?_r=0) (April 19, 2016) – New York Times