Consensus in Sentencing Act

This bill amends Section 994(a) of title 28, U.S. Code, to change the requirement for voting on sentencing policies at the U.S. Sentencing Commission from a four-member majority to a five-member consensus. It directly affects the commission's internal decision-making process for setting federal sentencing guidelines. The key provision replaces the phrase "four" with "five" in the statute governing how commission votes are counted. This procedural change requires all five voting members to agree on sentencing policy decisions, rather than allowing a majority of four.