United States · Bill · S
S. 1096 (95th)
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, relating to the production of false documents or papers of the United States, and the use of false information in obtaining official documents and papers of the United States, involving an element of identification.
Introduced
23 March 1977
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Status
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Prohibits the knowing use or supply, for the purpose of obtaining a Federal document containing an element of identification, of false information, false or falsified documentation, or official documents relating to the birth or entry into the United States of another. Forbids interstate or foreign commerce in any such information, documentation, or official documents for the purpose of obtaining any State or local government document containing an element of identification. Proscribes specified acts relative to: (1) forgery, counterfeiting, or alteration of Federal, State, or local government documents containing an element of identification; (2) interstate or foreign commerce in any such counterfeited, forged, or altered document; and (3) receipt, possession, use, or furnishing of any such document with intent to secure false official identification.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 23 March 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1096
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/1096