US Sentencing Commission notices hearing to vote on policy priorities and retroactivity of criminal history amendments

As reported on this official webpage, “the United States Sentencing Commission [has scheduled] a public meeting … for Thursday, August 24, 2023.”   This meeting will have the following agenda:

• Report of the Chair
• Possible Vote to Adopt April 2023 Meeting Minutes
• Possible Vote on Final Policy Priorities for 2023–2024
• Possible Vote on Retroactivity of Parts A and B of the 2023 Criminal History Amendment

The last two agenda items are especially important and could prove quite impactful. Here are some prior posts that partially explain why and how:

• Highlighting US Sentencing Commission’s significant amendments to federal guidelines’ criminal history rules
• US Sentencing Commission publishes detailed retroactivity analysis for its amendments to federal guidelines’ criminal history rules
• Dynamic comments submitted to US Sentencing Commission as it considers retroactivity of new criminal history guidelines
• Remarks of Chair of US Sentencing Commission suggests his affinity for retroactivity of new criminal history guidelines 
• US Sentencing Commission releases fascinating “possible policy priorities that the Commission expects to focus on” in next amendment cycle