[19980512]98-456_向国会撒谎：1996年虚假陈述责任法案.pdf

1514 U.S. 695 (1995). See United States v. Bramblett, 348 U.S. 503 (1955), which wasoverruled by Hubbard. 2This section makes it a crime to knowingly and willfully falsify, conceal or cover up byany trick, scheme, or device, a material fact, or make any false statement in any matter within thejurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-456 AMay 12, 1998Lying to Congress: The False StatementsAccountability Act of 1996 Paul S. Wallace, Jr.Specialist in American Public LawAmerican Law DivisionSummaryThe False Statements Accountability Act of 1996, among other things, amends thefederal code to specify its applicability to the executive, legislative, and judicialbranches of government prohibiting anyone from knowingly and willfully makingmisrepresentations to these three branches, and by making it clear that one can corruptlyobstruct Congressional proceedings personally as well as by influencing another person.The Act overcomes judicial decisions that had eroded the protection of Congress againstfalse statements and other corrupt interference while acting within