US Senate close to compromise on encryption amendment, but time is running out

The U.S. Senate is close to reaching a compromise on the encryption amendment, but time is running out. If the final compromise version does not make it in time for the Senate's vote on the overall Infrastructure Bill, the bill will retain the original text without any amendments.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden said the two sides were still in final discussions.

Senator Cynthia Lummis hopes to be given another 30 hours of discussion time starting from Sunday evening US time. In this way, a compromise will be reached by Tuesday morning at the latest. However, even if the bill passes the Senate, it still needs to be reviewed by the House of Representatives, so there is still room for amendment. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Sunday: "The purpose of the amendment is only to create a fair filing environment. This is not a