Public Meetings and Hearings
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
A public meeting of the Commission was held on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the...
Commissioners received testimony concerning whether to designate as retroactive certain 2024 amendments to the federal...
Amendment Cycle
Adopted Amendments
A public meeting of the Commission was held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 1:30 pm (ET). The meeting was streamed live...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public hearing was held on Wednesday, March 6 and Thursday, March 7, 2024 to receive testimony on proposed amendments...
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
As part of its 2024 policy priority work, the Commission hosted a roundtable discussion on the Categorical Approach and...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners voted to publish proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines and issues for comment.
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
A public meeting of the Commission was held on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the...
Commissioners received testimony concerning whether to designate as retroactive Parts A and B of the 2023 Criminal...
Amendment Cycle
Adopted Amendments
A public meeting of the Commission was held on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. (ET). The meeting was streamed live...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public hearing was held on March 7-8, 2023 to receive testimony on proposed amendments related to Firearms, Fake Pills...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public hearing was held on Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24, 2023 to receive testimony on proposed...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners voted to publish proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
Commissioners voted to finalize 2022-2023 policy priorities.
Commissioners met on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. (ET).
Commissioners voted to finalize 2018-2019 policy priorities.
Amendment Cycle
Adopted Amendments
A public meeting of the Commission was held on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. (ET) pursuant to Rule 3.2 of the...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public hearing was held on March 14, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (ET) to receive testimony on proposed amendments related to...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public hearing was held on February 8, 2018 to receive testimony on proposed amendments related to the Bipartisan...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public meeting was held to vote on whether to publish additional proposed guideline amendments and issues for comment.
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
A public hearing was held to receive testimony on fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and synthetic cannabinoids.
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
A public hearing was held to receive testimony on synthetic cathinones.
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
Commissioners met to vote on final policy priorities and publish proposed amendments.
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
A public hearing was held to receive testimony on synthetic drugs and alternatives to incarceration court programs.
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners voted to publish proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Priorities
Commissioners met to vote on final policy priorities and new Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Amendment Cycle
Adopted Amendments
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners received testimony from invited witnesses on compassionate release and conditions of supervision.
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners met to vote to promulgate a proposed crime of violence amendment and publish other proposed amendments.
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners received testimony from invited witnesses on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
Amendment Cycle
Final Priorities
Commissioners met to vote to finalize priorities for the upcoming amendment cycle.
Commissioners met to vote on whether to promulgate proposed amendments.
Commissioners received testimony from invited witnesses on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines
Commissioners met to vote to publish proposed guideline amendments and issues for comment. Staff gave a presentation on...
Commissioners met to vote to promulgate technical amendments and to publish final policy priorities.
Commissioners met to vote on whether to make retroactive amendment 3, pertaining to federal drug offenses.
Commissioners received testimony concerning whether to designate as retroactive Amendment 782, pertaining to drug...
Minutes of the first Commission Business Meeting