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28 U.S.C. § 991

United States Sentencing Commission; establishment and purposes

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 991, United States Sentencing Commission; establishment and purposes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465155
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The purposes of the United States Sentencing Commission are to— establish sentencing policies and practices for the Federal criminal justice system that—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-473(H.J.Res. 648)1984-10-12
    A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-22(H.R. 1847)1985-04-15
    A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the United States Sentencing Commission.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
    House: 197–232Senate: 61–38
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-294(H.R. 3723)1996-10-11
    Economic Espionage Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-21(S. 151)2003-04-30
    PROTECT Act
    House: 400–25Senate: 98–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-406(S. 3569)2008-10-13
    Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally