Report
to the Congress: Increased Penalties for Campaign Finance Offenses and Legislative
Recommendations (May 2003).This report is submitted pursuant to section
314 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-155 (the "Act").
Section 314 required the United States Sentencing Commission (the "Commission")
to promulgate a guideline "for penalties for violations of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971." The Commission, acting under emergency
authority conferred by the Act, promulgated an amendment, effective January
25, 2003, which created an temporary guideline for campaign finance offenses.
That guideline was repromulgated without change as a permanent amendment in
March 2003 and, subject to congressional review, will become effective on
November 1, 2003. (.PDF)
Report
to the Congress: Increased Penalties for Cyber Security Offenses
This report is submitted pursuant to section 225(c) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296. (May 2003) (.PDF)
Report to Congress - Adequacy of Federal Sentencing Guideline Penalties for
Computer Fraud & Vandalism Offenses (.PDF) This report responds to
the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996s directive
to review the deterrent effect of existing guidelines as they apply to various
computer crimes. The Commission reviewed its data of guideline convictions
under the pertinent statute, conducted a search to determine whether any recidivism
had occurred, developed a profile of a typical offender, and conducted
a literature review of deterrence studies of white collar crime.
Report
to Congress: Increased Penalties Under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
(January 2003) This report was submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1104(a)(3)
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Public Law 107-204 (.PDF).
Report to Congress: Telemarketing Fraud Offenses - Explanation of Recent Guideline
Amendments (October 1998). As directed in section 6(b) of the Telemarketing
Fraud Prevention Act of 1998, Public Law 105-184) the Sentencing Commission
submitted to Congress an explanation of guideline amendments promulgated for
telemarketing fraud offenses, as well as additional policy recommendations
for combatting these offenses. (.PDF)
Report
to the Congress: Adequacy of Penalties for Fraud Offenses Involving Elderly
Victims (3/95) (.PDF) This report responds to a congressional directive
to review the adequacy of victim-related guideline adjustments for fraud offenses
against elderly victims. The report includes: (1) an overview of the legislative
history leading to the statutory directive; (2) a discussion of the operation
of the relevant sentencing guidelines and policy statements; (3) an examination
of case law; (4) an empirical analysis of relevant sentencing data.
Report
to the Congress: Downward Departures from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (October 2003). This report was submitted in response to section
401(m) of the the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation
of Children Today Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-21.
Report to the Congress: Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in Response to the Emergency Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007. This report responds to the directive in section 5(a) of the Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 (the "Disaster Fraud Act"), Pub. L. No. 110-179, 2008. The report discusses the Disaster Fraud Act, its legislative history and explains the actions taken by the Commission pursuant to the congressional directive.
Report to Congress - Federal Cocaine Sentencing Policy. This is the Commission's fourth report to Congress on the subject of federal cocaine sentencing policy. The report updates much of the data and information contained in previous Commission reports and provides recommendations to Congress for modifications to the statutory penalty structure for federal cocaine offenses. (May 2007)
Report
to Congress - Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy (May 2002)
Report to the Congress: MDMA Drug Offenses, Explanation of Recent Guideline
Amendments - May 2001. (.PDF) This report was submitted to Congress pursuant
to section 3663(e) of the Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000, Pub. L.
No. 106-310.
Special Report to the Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy
(February 1995). This report responds to a congressional directive that the
Commission examine federal sentencing policy as it relates to powder and crack
cocaine. The report examines pharmacology, methods of use, societal impacts,
cocaine distribution and marketing, cocaines relationship to violent
crime, the legislative history of cocaine penalties, and constitutional challenges;
and data related to federal drug offenses.
Special Report to the Congress: Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy- April
29, 1997. This report contains the Commission's recommendations on federal
sentencing policy for cocaine offenses. Appended to this report is Vice Chairman
Michael Gelacak's Concurring Opinion. (.PDF)
Special Report to the Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal
Criminal Justice System (8/91) (.PDF) This report responds to a statutory
directive that the Commission examine the compatibility of the sentencing
guidelines and mandatory minimum penalties, the effect of mandatory minimums
on the federal system, and congressional alternatives to mandatory minimums
for directing sentencing policy.
Sentencing Policy for Money Laundering Offenses, including Comments on Department
of Justice Report. - September 18, 1997(.PDF) This report responds to
a congressional directive to comment on the Department of Justice's report
on federal prosecutorial charging and plea practices affecting money laundering
offenses. ( More Money Laundering publications.)
Report to the Congress: Adequacy of Penalties for the Intentional Exposure
of Others, through Sexual Activity, to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (3/95)
(.PDF) In this report, the Commission considers whether revisions to the sentencing
guidelines were needed to accommodate offenses involving willful exposure
to HIV. The report examines (1) the operation of the guidelines given the
absence of a specific federal statute punishing the intentional transmission
of HIV; (2) cases sentenced in fiscal year 1993 to determine the frequency
with which HIV exposure was an issue at sentencing; and (3) pertinent case
law.
Report to the Congress: Analysis of Penalties for Federal Rape Cases (3/95)
(.PDF) This report discusses the operation of the sentencing guidelines with
regard to federal rape cases, compares federal and state penalties for sexual
assault, analyzes Sentencing Commission sexual abuse data, and analyzes public
comment and expert opinion on pertinent issues.
Report to the Congress: Sex Crimes Against Children (6/96) This report
analyzes all 1994 and 1995 cases involving sexual abuse, child pornography,
or the promotion of illegal sexual contact. The report responds to a congressional
directive in the Sex Crimes Against Children Prevention Act of 1995. Pertinent
statutory provisions are analyzed and recommendations are presented.
Commission Meeting Information
Probation Officers Advisory Group
Organizational Guidelines Advisory Group
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