The Sentencing Commission must act by December 31, 2026
What the document says“The United States Sentencing Commission (in this section, referred to as the ``Commission'') shall promulgate the guidelines or amendments provided for under section 8605(e) of the SAFER SKIES Act (title LXXXVI of Public Law 119-60) as soon as possible after the date of enactment of such Act, and in any event not later than December 31, 2026, notwithstanding the deadline under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code.”
Subsection (a) of section 5017 requires the United States Sentencing Commission to issue the guidelines or amendments provided for under section 8605(e) of the SAFER SKIES Act as soon as possible after that Act was enacted, and no later than December 31, 2026. It sets that deadline notwithstanding the deadline in section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code.
What the document actually says“The United States Sentencing Commission (in this section, referred to as the ``Commission'') shall promulgate the guidelines or amendments provided for under section 8605(e) of the SAFER SKIES Act (title LXXXVI of Public Law 119-60) as soon as possible after the date of enactment of such Act, and in any event not later than December 31, 2026, notwithstanding the deadline under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code.”
A federal panel must write the sentencing rules called for by another law. It must do so as soon as it can. It must finish by December 31, 2026.
A judge uses a set of rules to help pick a sentence. A federal panel writes those rules. Its usual clock does not apply here.
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