First Offenders

Public Comment from March 14, 2023

March 2023

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

Summary

The Commission received comment on proposed amendments for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2023.

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Criminal History Data Briefing

Data Briefing

January 2023

Summary

Commission staff prepared a data presentation to inform public comment on a proposed amendment related to criminal Label display for Summary

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Federal Register Notice of Final 2022-2023 Priorities

October 2022

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

The Commission published final priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2023. Federal Register Notice

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Public Comment from October 17, 2022

October 2022

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Priorities

Summary

The Commission received comment on proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2023.

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Path of Federal Criminality: Mobility and Criminal History

April 2020

(April 2020) This study expands on prior Commission research by examining the geographic mobility of federal offenders.

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The Criminal History of Federal Economic Crime Offenders

February 2020

(February 2020) For the first time, this report provides in-depth criminal history information about federal economic...

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The Criminal History of Federal Offenders

May 2018

(May 2018) For the first time, this report provides complete information on the number of convictions and types of...

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Federal Register Notice of Submission to Congress - 2018 Amendments

May 2018

Amendment Cycle

Adopted Amendments

The Commission submitted to Congress amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines with an effective date of November...

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April 12, 2018

Press Releases

U.S. Sentencing Commission adopts 2018 amendments; new classes of synthetic drugs and increases to fentanyl penalties...

Amendment Cycle

Adopted Amendments

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Public Meeting - April 12, 2018

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...

Chair's Remarks

Transcript

Meeting Minutes

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Adopted Amendments (effective November 1, 2018)

April 2018

Amendment Cycle

Adopted Amendments

"Reader-Friendly" Amendments

Official Text

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Public Hearing - March 14, 2018

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...

Chair's Remarks

Transcript

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Reply Comment from November 6, 2017

November 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

Summary

The Commission received reply comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. (82 FR 40651)

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Public Comment from October 10, 2017

October 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

Summary

The Commission received public comment on proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. (82 FR 40651)

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed 2017 Holdover Amendments

August 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

The Commission has proposed amendments to the guidelines and has requested public comment. Public comment was accepted...

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Federal Register Notice of Final 2017-2018 Priorities

August 2017

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

The Commission has finalized policy priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2018. 82 FR 39949

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August 17, 2017

Press Releases

U.S. Sentencing Commission announces its list of 2017-2018 policy priorities, proposes "holdover" amendments.

Amendment Cycle

Final Priorities

Proposed Amendments

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Proposed 2017 Holdover Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines

August 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed 2017-2018 Priorities

June 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Priorities

The Commission has proposed priorities for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2018 and has requested public comment...

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Public Hearing - April 18, 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

A public hearing was held to receive testimony on synthetic drugs and alternatives to incarceration court programs.

Transcript

Chair's Remarks

Testimony

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Reply Comment from March 10, 2017

March 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

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Public Comment from February 20, 2017

February 2017

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

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First Offenders and Alternatives to Incarceration Data Briefing

Data Briefing

January 2017

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Federal Register Notice of Proposed 2017 Amendments

December 2016

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

The Commission has proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines and has requested public comment. Public...

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Proposed 2017 Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

December 2016

Amendment Cycle

Proposed Amendments

"Reader-Friendly" Proposed Amendments

Issue for Comment Regarding Synthetic Drugs

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