First Step Act Time Credits-Revisions
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 31, 2026. Document 2026-17752. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What it does
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) amends its First Step Act (FSA) Time Credits regulation to accord with the best reading of the FSA and to conform with recent case law trends. The first change clarifies when an inmate can begin to earn time credits, and the second change clarifies time credits eligibility for inmates serving a term of imprisonment imposed in a foreign country.
The Prisons Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Prisons Bureau has published 1 final rule in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1120-AB83 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective date: This rule is effective September 30, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-17752 |
|---|---|
| Action | Interim final rule; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Justice Department; Prisons Bureau |
| Published | Aug. 31, 2026 |
| Effective date | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Comments close | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1120-AB83 |
| Docket | BOP-2026-0001 |
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