United States Sentencing Commission

The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for articulating the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the federal courts. The Commission promulgates the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which replaced the prior system of indeterminate sentencing that allowed trial judges to give sentences ranging from probation to the maximum statutory punishment for the offense. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The commission was created by the Sentencing Reform Act provisions of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. The constitutionality of the commission was challenged as a congressional encroachment on the power of the executive but upheld by the Supreme Court in ''Mistretta v. United States'', .

The U.S. Sentencing Commission was established by Congress as a permanent, independent agency within the judicial branch. The seven members of the Commission are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, for a term of six years. The Judicial Conference offers names of potential nominees to the President for nomination. Commission members may be reappointed to one additional term, also with the advice and consent of the Senate. Some Commission members have been appointed to finish out the term of prior members instead of starting their own 6-year term, and therefore, not all Commission members have served six years or more. Three of the members must be federal judges, and no more than four may belong to the same political party. The Attorney General or his designee and the chair of the United States Parole Commission sit as ''ex officio'', non-voting members of the Commission. The Commission requires a quorum of at least four voting members in order to promulgate amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines.

The Commission lacked full membership from 2014 to 2022. On August 4, 2022, the Senate confirmed President Biden's seven nominees to the Commission; all the confirmed members were sworn in the next day. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Circuit conflicts addressed by Commission amendment ; Ongoing circuit conflicts /

    Published 1994
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Book
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    Supplementary report on sentencing guidelines for organizations

    Published 1991
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Report to the Congress : career offender sentencing enhancements.

    Published 2016
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
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    Public hearing Wednesday, June 17, 1998.

    Published 1998
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Loss issues working paper.

    Published 1997
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Public hearing, Thursday, March 5, 1998 key issues: reassessing sentences for federal theft, fraud, and tax crimes : Parc 55 Hotel, Sienna Room, third floor, San Francisco, Califor...

    Published 1998
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Regional public hearing August 12, 1996, Byron White Federal Courthouse, courtroom 1, 1823 Stout Street, Denver Colorado /

    Published 1996
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
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    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Report to the Congress adequacy of federal sentencing guideline penalties for computer fraud and vandalism offenses (as directed by section 805 of Public law 104-132) /

    Published 1996
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
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    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Illegal reentry offenses /

    Published 2015
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Online Access
    Government Document eBook
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    Report of the United States Sentencing Commission to the Judicial Conference of the United States

    Published 1999
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    2001 public hearing 9:40 a.m., Monday, March 19, 2001, Judicial Conference Center, One Columbus Circle, N.E., South Lobby, Washington, D.C.

    Published 2001
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Public hearing on proposed guideline amendments Monday, March 11, 1996, Training rooms A, B & C, Thurgood Marshall Building, One Columbus Circle, Washington, D.C. : the hearing cam...

    Published 1996
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    Public hearing on proposed guideline amendments Tuesday, March 14, 1995, One Columbus Circle, N.E., Conference Rooms A, B, and C, Washington, D.C.

    Published 1995
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Microfilm Book
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    United States Sentencing Commission trainer's manual.

    Published 1989
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Book
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    [Questions most frequently asked about the sentencing guidelines]

    Published 1990
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Book
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    Questions most frequently asked about the sentencing guidelines.

    Published 1990
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Government Document Book
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    Guidelines manual.

    Published 1987
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Online Access
    Online Access
    Government Document Serial
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    Guidelines manual.

    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
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    Online Access
    Government Document Serial
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    Guide lines : news from the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

    Published 1995
    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
    Request a PDF (UCB only)
    Government Document Journal
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    Minutes of the ... United States Sentencing Commission telephone conference.

    “…United States Sentencing Commission…”
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    Government Document Serial
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