Quick Facts
May 2026
Marijuana
Marijuana
September 2023
An overview of the Commission's work on Criminal History during the 2022-2023 amendment year.
May 2023
Amendment Cycle
Adopted Amendments
Press Releases
Equipped with a quorum for the first time since 2018, the bipartisan Commission voted today to promulgate amendments to...
Amendment Cycle
February 2023
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
The Commission published proposed amendments for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2023. Federal Register Notice
Data Briefing
January 2023
This data briefing is intended to inform public comment on a proposed amendment. Deadline: March 14, 2023.
Press Releases
The Commission published proposed amendments and issues for comment for the amendment cycle ending May 1, 2023.
Amendment Cycle
January 2023
(January 2023) This publication assesses recent trends in federal sentencing for simple possession of marijuana, as well...
Press Releases
The Commission released an analysis relating to the President's pardon of certain marijuana simple possession offenders.
Report-At-A-Glance
June 2022
This handout presents a brief overview of the Commission's 2022 reports, Recidivism and Federal Bureau of Prisons...
January 2022
(January 2022) This report is the third in a series continuing the Commission’s research of the recidivism of federal...
Report-At-A-Glance
August 2020
This infographic presents an overview of the Commission's 2020 report, Retroactivity and Recidivism: The Drugs Minus Two...
July 2018
(July 2018) This publication examines the application and impact of the statutory penalty enhancement for federal drug...
Report-At-A-Glance
July 2018
This handout presents an overview of the Commission's 2018 report, Application and Impact of 21 U.S.C. § 851: Enhanced...
October 2017
(October 2017) Using fiscal year 2016 data, this publication includes analysis similar to that in the 2017 Overview...
Report-At-A-Glance
May 2017
This handout presents an overview of the Commission's report, Weighing the Charges: Simple Possession of Drugs in the...
February 2017
(February 2017) This report examines a group of 10,888 federal drug trafficking offenders who were released in calendar...
Amendment Cycle
Proposed Amendments
Commissioners voted to publish proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines.
September 2016
(September 2016) The number of federal offenders whose most serious offense was simple drug possession increased nearly...