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28 U.S.C. 991: United States Sentencing Commission; establishment and purposes

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-473. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–406 substituted "At least" for "Not more than" in third sentence. Law text · (a)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–21 substituted "Not more than 3" for "At least three" in third sentence. (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003) Law text · (a)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–294 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 103–322. See 1994 Amendment note below. (Economic Espionage Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–322, §280005(c)(1), (2), in second sentence, substituted "Chair" for "Chairman" and in fifth sentence, substituted "the Attorney General's designee" for "his designee". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–322, §280005(a), as amended by Pub. L. 104–294, in second sentence, substituted "and three of whom shall be designated by the President as Vice Chairs." for the period at end, in fourth sentence, substituted ", and of the three Vice Chairs, no more than two shall be members of the same … · (a)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–22 struck out "in regular active service" after "Federal judges". · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.