Public Comment from February 22, 2024

February 2024
Sample of Public Comment Received on Proposed Amendments
88 FR 89142

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Proposed Amendment No. 1 – Rule for Calculating Loss

Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States [22]
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division [60]
Practitioners Advisory Group [220]
Probation Officers Advisory Group [251]
Tribal Issues Advisory Group [268]
Victims Advisory Group [283]
National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys [463]
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [468]
Tzedek Association [536]
Betty Bash, Religious Leader [664]
Daniel Halimi, Attorney at Law [669]
Cynthia Hill, Religious Leader [670]
Rosalis Pimentel, Religious Leader [702]
Sample Citizen Letters [715, 717, 729, 737, 750, 759, 774, 786, 825, 829, 830, 843, 844, 849, 850]

Proposed Amendment No. 2 – Youthful Individuals

Joint Letter from U.S. Senators Richard J. Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Peter Welch, & Alex Padilla [12]
U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty [17]
Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States [26]
Chief U.S. District Judge Jack McConnell, District of Rhode Island [42]
U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough, Western District of Missouri [43]
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division [46]
Federal Public and Community Defenders [89]
Practitioners Advisory Group [224]
Probation Officers Advisory Group [252]
Tribal Issues Advisory Group [269]
Victims Advisory Group [283]
Center for Justice and Human Dignity & Aleph Institute [333]
Duke Law School Children's Law Clinic & Criminal Defense Clinic [336]
Justice Action Network & Due Process Institute [343]
Juvenile Law Center, The Sentencing Project, The Gault Center, National Youth Justice Network, & Citizens for Juvenile Justice [349]
American Litigation Consultant, LLC [368]
Camellia House [370]
Coalition for Civil Freedoms [371]
FAMM [372]
FWD.us [389]
Human Rights for Kids [403]
Hygieia, Inc. [433]
L'chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty [434]
Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile Law & Policy [435]
Mass Inc. [437]
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. [449]
National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys [463]
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [470]
National Center for Youth Law [482]
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center [505]
The Legal Aid Society [520]
United Voices for Sex Offense Reform [540]
Youth Represent [545]
Ian Marcus Amelkin & Nicholas Pugliese, Attorneys at Law [554]
Jl Angell, Religious Leader [663]
Robert Batey, Professor/Researcher [665]
Bob Elmendorf, Religious Leader [666]
Cynthia Hill, Religious Leader [670]
Esther Hong, Professor/Researcher [671]
Rosalis Pimentel, Religious Leader [702]
Michael Plummer, Religious Leader [703]
Michael Sorensen, Nonprofit Leader [706]
Mike Wilson, U.S. Probation Officer, Western District of Kentucky [713]
Sample Citizen Letters [718, 726, 728, 738, 740, 742, 744, 747, 749, 753, 757, 771, 772, 773, 778, 779, 781, 783, 785, 788, 789, 798, 803, 804, 805, 806, 808, 812, 814, 815, 817, 819, 820, 823, 827, 834, 837, 838, 840, 847, 852, 853, 857, 860, 863, 865]

Proposed Amendment No. 3 – Acquitted Conduct

Joint Letter from U.S. Senators Richard J. Durbin & Cory A. Booker [14]
Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United States [23]
Joint Letter from the U.S. District Judges of the Northern District of Georgia [40]
Chief U.S. District Judge Jack McConnell, District of Rhode Island [42]
U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough, Western District of Missouri [43]
New York State Judge Charles W. Lander (Retired) [44]
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division [47]
Federal Public and Community Defenders [126]
Federal Public and Community Defenders [Letter]
Practitioners Advisory Group [229]
Probation Officers Advisory Group [257]
Tribal Issues Advisory Group [272]
Victims Advisory Group [303]
Center for Justice and Human Dignity & Aleph Institute [326]
Justice Action Network & Due Process Institute [344]
American Litigation Consultant, LLC [368]
Apex Alternative Solutions [369]
FAMM [376]
Fresh Start Project [386]
FWD.us [401]
L'chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty [434]
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. [458]
National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys [464]
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers [473]
National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls [491]
New York City Bar Association [497]
Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center [510]
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights [518]
Towers for Change Organization [530]
Tzedek Association [531]
U.S. Citizens [538]
John Elwood & Elie Salamon, Attorneys at Law [627]
Jl Angell, Religious Leader [663]
Robert Batey, Professor/Researcher [665]
Issa Ghannoum, Religious Leader [667]
Randee Golder, Attorney at Law [668]
Cynthia Hill, Religious Leader [670]
Lucius Outlaw III, Professor/Researcher [678]
Michael Plummer, Religious Leader [704]
Frank Salvato, Attorney at Law [705]
William Stanton, Attorney at Law [707]
Meagan Temple, Attorney at Law [708]
Mike Wilson, U.S. Probation Officer, Western District of Kentucky [713]
Sample Citizen Letters [726, 730, 731, 734, 741, 743, 745, 748, 752, 754, 756, 760, 782, 784, 787, 790, 795, 797, 799, 802, 809, 810, 811, 813, 816, 821, 822, 826, 828, 831, 833, 834, 836, 839, 855, 856, 864, 866]