Nope, I&#x27;m not.  Congressmen discuss bills with each other before releasing.  They usually won&#x27;t come out with something unless there&#x27;s some support.  Obama&#x27;s been asking for this legislation since Cyrus Vance&#x27;s whitepaper in November 2015 [1]<p>For further play-by-play you can skim the white house daily briefings for references to encryption and&#x2F;or feinstein over the last few months [2].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cyber.law.harvard.edu&#x2F;pubrelease&#x2F;dont-panic&#x2F;DA_Report_Smartphone_Encryption_Public_Safety_11182015.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cyber.law.harvard.edu&#x2F;pubrelease&#x2F;dont-panic&#x2F;DA_Repor...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;encrypted.google.com&#x2F;search?safe=off&amp;q=encryption+feinstein+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fthe-press-office%2F&amp;oq=encryption+feinstein+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2Fthe-press-office%2F&amp;gs_l=serp.3...14087.15122.0.16090.10.10.0.0.0.0.140.865.7j3.10.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..2.0.0.izbq7Y-6VfA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;encrypted.google.com&#x2F;search?safe=off&amp;q=encryption+fe...</a>