Adopted Amendments (effective November 1, 2026)

Summary

Cover of the preliminary amendment package.This document collects the amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary in the unofficial, “reader-friendly” form in which they were made available at the Commission’s public meeting on April 16, 2026. As with all amendments that the Commission has voted to promulgate but has not yet officially submitted to Congress and the Federal Register, authority to make technical and conforming changes may be exercised and motions to reconsider may be made. Once the amendments have been submitted to Congress and the Federal Register, official text of the amendments as submitted will be posted on the Commission's website and will be available in a forthcoming edition of the Federal Register. In addition, an updated “reader-friendly” version of the amendments will be posted on the Commission's website.