Members of the House Intelligence Committee say CIA Director Leon Panetta told Congress last month that senior CIA officials have concealed significant actions and misled lawmakers repeatedly since 2001.

It's not clear exactly what actions Panetta disclosed to the committee on June 24. But committee chairman Silvestre Reyes says the CIA outright lied in one case. In a letter to the panel's ranking Republican, Reyes says he's considering opening a full investigation. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Associated Press.

The allegation comes on the eve of a House debate on an intelligence bill.

A spokesman for the CIA affirms it's not the agency's practice to mislead Congress and notes that it was Director Panetta who brought the matters to the committee's attention.

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