Public Hearing Testimony and Transcripts

HEARING TESTIMONY AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS

Commission Hearings

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript: Hearing on Proposed Amendments. (Washington, D.C. - March 13, 2008)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript: Hearing on Retroactivity. (Washington, D.C. - November 13, 2007)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript: Hearing on Proposed Amendments. (Washington, D.C. - March 20, 2007)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript: Hearing on cocaine and federal sentencing policy. (Washington, D.C. - November 15, 2006)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statement of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript : Hearing to gather testimony from invited witnesses regarding possible changes to the sentencing guidelines. (Washington, D.C. - March 15, 2006)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript: Hearing to gather testimony from invited witnesses regarding immigration and federal sentencing policy. (San Diego, CA.- March 6, 2006)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript : Hearing to gather testimony from invited witnesses regarding immigration and federal sentencing policy. (San Antonio, Tx - February 21, 2006)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcript : United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Washington, DC - April 12, 2005)

Public Hearing Agenda, Written Statements of Witnesses and Hearing Transcripts, Topics of Discussion and Sample Invitation: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Washington, DC - February 15 & 16, 2005)

Agenda and Written Statements of Witnesses: United States Sentencing Commission 2004 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - March 17, 2004)

Agenda and Written Statements of Witnesses: United States Sentencing Commission 2003 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - September 23, 2003)

Agenda and Written Statements of Witnesses: United States Sentencing Commission 2003 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - March 25, 2003).

Agenda and Written Statements of Witnesses from 2002 Public Hearing on Pending Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines: February 25-26, 2002

Agenda, Transcript and Written Statements of Witnesses from March 23, 2000 Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines

Written Statements of Witnesses from March 12, 1998, Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines

Written Statements of Witnesses from March 5, 1998, Public Hearing Regarding Federal Theft, Fraud, and Tax Crimes

Public Hearings and Public Comment: Important Dates and Deadlines for 1998 Amendment Cycle

Written Statements of Witnesses from November 12, 1997, Public Hearing Regarding Manslaughter (.PDF)

Written Statements of Witnesses from October 15, 1997, Public Hearing Regarding Loss

March 11, 1996, Public Hearing Meeting Testimony on Amendments to the 1996 Sentencing Guidelines

Congressional Hearings

Prepared Statement of Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Chair, United States Sentencing Commission before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee - February 26, 2008 (.PDF)

Prepared Statement of Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Chair, United States Sentencing Commission before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee - February 12, 2008 (.PDF)

Prepared Statement of Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Chair, United States Sentencing Commission before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security - June 26, 2007 (.PDF)

Prepared Testimony of Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Chair, United States Sentencing Commission before the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives - March 16, 2006 (.PDF)

Testimony of Commissioner John R. Steer and Judge William K. Sessions, III, before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Blakely v. Washington and the Future of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (13 July 2004) (.PDF)

Statement of Diana E. Murphy, Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, Before the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs (May 22, 2002. (.PDF) View Charts and Figures. (.PDF)

Statement of Charles Tetzlaff, General Counsel of the United States Sentencing Commission, Before the House Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee regarding pending legislation to disapprove the Commission's guideline amendment regarding a "mitigating role cap" for drug trafficking offenses. (May 14, 2002)

Statement of Diana E. Murphy, Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, Before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (March 21, 2001) and Related Figures

Statement of John R. Steer, Member and Vice Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission Before the House Governmental Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, May 11, 2000; Figures (PDF)

Sentencing Commission Hearing Statements and Departures Exhibit, Criminal Justice Oversight Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, October 13, 2000.

Oversight hearing on the U.S. Sentencing Commission (.PDF) Among the U.S. Sentencing Commission and sentencing guideline issues presented at this December 1995 hearing are the ongoing roles of the Commission and the simplification of the guidelines.

Update on the Activities of the United States Sentencing Commission (9/95) This compendium contains (1) reports to Congress on penalties for federal rape cases, adequacy of penalties for fraud offenses involving elderly victims, and adequacy of penalties for the intentional exposure of others through sexual activity to HIV; (2) the Commission's majority and minority opinions on the crack and powder cocaine issue; and (3) Commissioners' congressional testimony on cocaine penalties.

HEARING TRANSCRIPTS

Transcript of Public Hearing to gather testimony from invited witnesses regarding immigration and federal sentencing policy. (San Diego, CA.- March 6, 2006)

Transcript of Proceedings and Written Statements of Witnesses: United States Sentencing Commission 2004 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - November 16 & 17, 2004)

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Washington, DC - March 17, 2004. (.PDF)

Transcript of the Public Hearing Proceedings from November 4, 2003: Public Hearing - Presentation of the Final Report of the Ad Hoc Native American Advisory Group (.PDF)

Transcript of the Public Hearing Proceedings from October 7, 2003: Presentation of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines (.PDF)

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing on Implementing the Requirements of the PROTECT Act - September 23, 2003 (.PDF)

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Washington, DC - August 19, 2003).

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Washington, DC - March 25, 2003).

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Washington, DC - March 19, 2002).

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission 2002 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - February 25, 2002).

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission 2002 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - February 26, 2002).

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission Public Hearing (Rapid City, SD - June 19, 2001).

Transcript of Proceedings: United States Sentencing Commission 2001 Public Hearing (Washington, DC - March 19, 2001).

Transcript of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments June 17, 1998

Transcript of Public Hearing on Federal Theft, Fraud, and Tax Crimes - March 5, 1998 (San Francisco, CA)(.PDF)

Transcript of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines - March 12, 1998(.PDF)

Transcript of Public Hearing on Telemarketing Fraud - February 10, 1998 (.PDF)

Transcript of Public Hearing on Loss - October 15, 1997 (.PDF)

Transcript of Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments - March 18, 1997 (.PDF)

Transcript of Regional Public Hearing on Guideline Simplification - August 12, 1996 (Denver, CO)