Summary

This document contains the proposed amendment to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary, in the “reader-friendly” form in which it was made available at the public meeting on April 16, 2026. As with all proposed amendments on which a vote to publish for comment has been made but not yet officially submitted to the Federal Register for formal publication, authority to make technical and conforming changes may be exercised and motions to reconsider may be made. Once submitted to the Federal Register, official text of the proposed amendment 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 proposed amendment as submitted will be posted on the Commission’s website. 

The proposed amendment and issues for comment will be subject to a public comment period running through June 18, 2026. Public comment received after the close of the comment period may not be considered. Further information on the submission of public comment will be provided in the forthcoming edition of the Federal Register referred to above. Such information will also be available at www.ussc.gov. This compilation contains preliminary unofficial text of a proposed amendment to the federal sentencing guidelines and is provided only for the convenience of the user in the preparation of public comment.