The Commission published a sample of public comment submissions on a rolling basis throughout the 2024-2025 amendment cycle. Once the comment period is closed, public comment will be posted below by submitter.
The Commission reviews and catalogues public comment for official recordkeeping purposes. A representative sample of public comment is then carefully selected, redacted, and posted online to provide the public with the kind of information considered by the Commissioners during their deliberations.
2025 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Career Offender, Firearms Offenses, Simplification, and Circuit Conflicts
The original comment period closed on February 3, 2025, and the reply comment period closed on February 18, 2025. View a sample of comment below.
Original Comment
- Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States [668]
- Chief Circuit Judge David J. Barron [674]
- Senior Circuit Judge William J. Kayatta, Jr. [678]
- Circuit Judge Jane Kelly [679]
- Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr. [680]
- District Judge Iain D. Johnston & Retired Colonel Mike Snyders [681]
- Senior District Judge Michael M. Baylson [686]
- District Judge David Counts [687]
- District Judge Gloria M. Navarro [712]
- District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg [713]
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division [716]
- Federal Public and Community Defenders [753]
- Practitioners Advisory Group [871]
- Probation Officers Advisory Group [892]
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group [910]
- Victims Advisory Group [924]
- FAMM [946]
- FWD.us [955]
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [964]
- New York City Bar Association [981]
- New York Council of Defense Lawyers [991]
- Racial Justice Reform [1008]
- The Sentencing Project [1009]
- Towers for Change [1014]
- Tzedek Association [1016]
- U.S. Probation Office for the Eastern District of Michigan [1023]
- Judith Miller, Ben Chanenson, Ryan Liu, et al., Professors/Researchers [1025]
- Maria Pike, Religious Leader [1046]
- Ashley Schneeberg, Anthony Marsh, Sean Dooley, et al., Chief, Deputy Chief & Supervisory Probation Officers [1047]
- Jonathan Wroblewski & Steven Chanenson, Professors/Researchers [1048]
- Kameron Cantrell, Probation Officer [1057]
- Jaime Muse, Probation Officer [1058]
- Isaiah Reid, Sentencing Judge Trainee [1059]
- Yadirah Rodriguez, Attorney at Law [1060]
- Daren Schumaker, Probation Officer [1061]
- Emily Ward, Attorney at Law [1062]
- Stephen Aguiar [1062]
- Sarah Anderson [1064]
- Christopher Arguelles [1065]
- Paula Baird [1066]
- Toby Bartels [1067]
- Charles Berard [1068]
- Kimberly Blair [1069]
- Hamah Bradley [1070]
- Gregory Burke [1072]
- Frank Cannon [1073]
- Richard Cash [1074]
- Laurie Chambers [1075]
- Sheng-Wen Cheng [1077]
- Jeff Childress [1078]
- Victoria Couch [1079]
- Lisa Cowley [1080]
- Jonathan Davis [1082]
- Cameron Dyer [1083]
- Michael Foreman [1084]
- Kane Graves [1085]
- Melissa Hampton [1087]
- Alexis Holmes [1088]
- Ashley Horne [1089]
- Ole Hougen [1091]
- Kelly Hunter [1093]
- Matthew Hutton [1095]
- Jimmy Jivens [1096]
- Joseph Jordan [1097]
- Andre McRae [1098]
- Arthur Miles [1100]
- McClendon Miller [1101]
- Shamoon Rafiq [1102]
- William Richardson [1103]
- Justin Rizzo-Weaver [1104]
- Michelle Rodriguez [1110]
- Christal Sharp [1111]
- Greg Snider [1113]
- Joshua Stegemann [1115]
- Javontae Street [1116]
- Raymond Talley [1117]
- Dawna Terry [1118]
- Guillermo Vasco [1119]
- Brandi Vaughn [1120]
- Linda Vaughn [1121]
- Roneice Vaughn Newman [1122]
- David Walling, Jr. [1123]
- Randy Wedgworth [1124]
- William White [1125]
Reply Comment
- U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston and Retired Colonel Michael Snyders [665]
- U.S. District Judge Sherri A. Lydon [667]
- U.S. District Judge Jennifer Thurston [668]
- Federal Public and Community Defenders [669]
- Animal Wellness Action [687]
- Escambia County Sheriff's Office [689]
- Humane World Action Fund [690]
- Puerto Rico Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [691]
- Judith Miller, Ben Chanenson, Ryan Liu, Varun Vijay, Professors/Researchers [704]
- Brandon Waldon, Jonathan Wroblewski, Nathan Schneider, et al., Professors/Researchers [708]
- Steven Anthony [711]
- Jerry Breck [712]
- Genesis Griffin [713]
- Monica Grizzard [714]
- Alicia Jenkins [716]
- Monikia Lenox [718]
- Joseph Mora [720]
- Romell Stevens [721]
- Tekoa Tinch [722]
- Justine Villoria [723]
Supervised Release and Drug Offenses
The original comment closed on March 3, 2025, and the reply comment period closed on March 18, 2025. View a sample of comment below.
Original Comment
- Joint Letter from U.S. Senators Christopher A. Coons, Kevin Cramer, Mike Lee, Thom Tillis, and Roger F. Wicker and U.S. Representatives Wesley P. Hunt, Barry Moore, and Sylvester Turner [113]
- U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin [115]
- Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States [119]
- Criminal Law and Probation Committee for the Southern District of New York Board of Judges [132]
- Circuit Judge Jane B. Stranch [134]
- Senior District Judge Sarah Evans Barker [137]
- Senior District Judge Richard M. Berman [138]
- Senior District Judge Denise Cote [188]
- Senior District Judge Colleen McMahon [190]
- Senior District Judge Marsha J. Pechman [191]
- Senior District Judge Robert W. Pratt [192]
- Senior District Judge Stefan R. Underhill [199]
- District Judge John Preston Bailey [205]
- District Judge David Counts [206]
- District Judge Sara Ellis [235]
- District Judge James Wesley Hendrix [237]
- District Judge Sean D. Jordan [238]
- District Judge Sherri A. Lydon [239]
- District Judge Katherine M. Menendez [240]
- District Judge Cathy Seibel [245]
- District Judge Brantley Starr [246]
- District Judge Robert Wier [247]
- U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division [248]
- Federal Public and Community Defenders [288]
- Practitioners Advisory Group [383]
- Probation Officers Advisory Group [410]
- Tribal Issues Advisory Group [433]
- Victims Advisory Group [452]
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, The Sentencing Project & More Than Our Crimes [465]
- JustLeadershipUSA & JustUS Coordinating Council [473]
- Access to Doorways [476]
- Amy Jinx Coaching [484]
- Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School [492]
- Brennan Center for Justice at New York School of Law [536]
- Circle Consulting [539]
- Dream.org [545]
- Drug Policy Alliance [552]
- Due Process Institute [555]
- FAMM [558]
- FWD.us [569]
- Federal Prison Education and Reform Alliance [581]
- Higher Path, Inc. [582]
- Illuminating Mindsight, LLC [590]
- Last Prisoner Project [598]
- Law Enforcement Action Partnership (Drug Offenses) [610]
- Law Enforcement Action Partnership (Supervised Release) [613]
- Mindful Restoration, PLLC [615]
- Mpower Counseling, PLLC [623]
- Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies [631]
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. [640]
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [647]
- National District Attorneys Association [659]
- Open Society Foundations [660]
- Paralegal Project [669]
- Peaceful Growth Therapy [671]
- Prison Fellowship [679]
- REFORM Alliance [681]
- Right on Crime [691]
- Sugar Buzzed, LLC [693]
- TEAM FED CHICKS [701]
- The Hood Exchange [704]
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights [712]
- Tzedek Association [718]
- Unify.US [738]
- U.S. Probation Office for the Eastern District of Michigan [745]
- Vilomah Memorial Foundation [755]
- Zendo Project, Inc. [763]
- Fiona Doherty, Rachel Ijams & Mia Alvarez, Professors/Researchers [766]
- Alison Siegler, Grant Delaune, Benjamin Chanenson, et al. , Professors/Researchers [770]
- Catherine Burke, Professor/Researchers [813]
- Lex Coleman, Federal Public Defender [816]
- Susan Conforti, Religious Leader [841]
- Chase Cookson, Professor/Researcher [842]
- Amy Fan, Attorney at Law [850]
- Lauren Gainey, Paralegal [852]
- Margo Gross, Therapist [854]
- Alison Guernsey, Professor/Researcher [858]
- Reena Kapoor, Professor/Researcher [878]
- John Marshall, Probation Officer [880]
- Yahaira Perez, Religious Leader [882]
- Ryan Sakoda, Professor/Researcher [883]
- Jessica Sanchez, Professor/Researcher [996]
- Jacob Schuman, Professor/Researcher [997]
- Sheila Sullivan, Religious Leader [1001]
- Kathryn Thomas, Professor/Researcher [1002]
- Manoj Waikar, Psychiatrist [1008]
- Chris Whitver, Senior Probation Officer [1016]
- Amy & Jon Frey [1018]
- Lassissi Afolabi [1020]
- Dennis Alba (Feb. 18, 2025) [1022]
- Dennis Alba (Feb. 22, 2025) [1024]
- Dave Allen [1025]
- Michael Anderson [1026]
- Miranda Anderson [1027]
- Nancy Anderson [1028]
- Sarah Anderson [1029]
- James Arbaugh [1030]
- Tiffanie Artigas [1032]
- George Ashcraft [1034]
- Lilianasia Bailey [1035]
- Terry Baker [1037]
- Gabriel Barber (Feb. 6, 2025) [1038]
- Gabriel Barber (Feb. 10, 2025) [1039]
- William Batton [1040]
- Caleb Belanger [1042]
- Michael Bentley [1043]
- Kyler Bouck [1044]
- Jamar Bradley [1045]
- Matthew Bridges [1046]
- Paige Britz [1047]
- Daniel Brown [1048]
- Aaron Camacho [1051]
- Phillip Candillo [1053]
- Whitney Carter [1054]
- Richard Champion [1055]
- Steve Chapman [1056]
- Christopher Cobb [1057]
- Jonathan Crowder [1058]
- Isaac Culver [1059]
- Sean Darragh [1060]
- Gwendolyn Davies [1061]
- Timothy Defoggi [1064]
- Jeffery Dickinson [1067]
- Erik Diehl [1068]
- Roy Dykes [1070]
- Diane Erdmann [1071]
- Uriel Fajardo-Albarran [1073]
- Rolanda Fowler-Jackson [1074]
- Casandrs Francisco [1075]
- Jolynn Fussell [1076]
- Charlie Garcia [1078]
- Donald Glaze [1079]
- Juan Gonzalez-De La Mora [1080]
- Elizabeth Guerrero [1081]
- Bradley Gulledge [1082]
- Enudio Guzman, Jr. [1083]
- Joanne Haglof [1084]
- Sezar Hamilton [1085]
- Sam Hansen [1086]
- Angelina Italia [1087]
- Sara Jones [1088]
- Eastin Kendall [1089]
- Wayne King [1090]
- Jason Ledger [1091]
- Lindsey London [1092]
- Stephanie London [1094]
- Jose Lorenzo [1095]
- Laura Lynch (Feb. 1, 2025) [1096]
- Laura Lynch (Feb. 1, 2025) [1097]
- Mariah Martinez [1098]
- David McCrone [1100]
- Ronnie McDonald [1101]
- Jakeema Mcknight [1102]
- Brandon Menifee [1103]
- Maria Mercado [1104]
- Kerri Mizell [1107]
- Katrina Molden [1109]
- Todd Moore [1110]
- Lekeisha Morale [1112]
- Lakey Moses [1113]
- Merrell Neal [1114]
- Brandi Nickens [1115]
- James Norris (Feb. 4, 2025) [1116]
- James Norris (Feb. 6, 2025) [1117]
- Trevin Nunnally, Sr. [1118]
- Audrey Ortiz [1119]
- Connie Pitts [1120]
- Tori Poe [1121]
- Jeffrey Purdy [1122]
- Sonny Ramdeo [1124]
- Regan Rose [1128]
- Roland Roy, Jr. [1130]
- Edward Saldana [1131]
- Johnathan Sargent [1133]
- Sagi Schwartzberg [1134]
- John Silva [1135]
- Tyshawn Simmons [1136]
- Tiana Smith [1137]
- Alessandra Stamps [1138]
- Terrance Stanton [1139]
- Amy Starke [1140]
- Andy Takata [1143]
- Linda Vaughn [1144]
- Robert Watson [1145]
- Keith Wigfall [1146]
Reply Comment
- U.S. Senator Christopher A. Coons [113]
- District Judge Larry A. Burns (Retired) [117]
- Federal Public and Community Defenders [134]
- FAMM [161]
- FIRST-Network [164]
- National Fraternal Order of Police [165]
- REFORM Alliance [168]
- Vilomah Foundation [172]
- Alison Siegler, Grant Delaune, Benjamin Chanenson, et al., Professors/Researchers [174]
- Douglas Burris, Chief U.S. Probation Officer (Retired) [185]
- Alison Guernsey, Professor/Researcher [190]
- Anya Sanko, Attorney at Law [196]
- Nicholas Anthony [201]
- Brianna Blackwell-Miller [203]
- Alicia Brunelli [204]
- Amber Crawford [211]
- Jaylah Davenport [213]
- Maria Flournoy [214]
- Jackie Johnson [216]
- Mark Jones [218]
- Teresa Perone [219]
- Kristen Perraut [224]
- Clyde Pontefract [226]
- Vanessa Rodriguez [228]
- Shawn Simpson [229]
- Jenessa Stowers [230]
- Linda Vaughn [231]
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