Senate Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 6, 2017 |
| Report Number |
98-392 |
| Authors |
Valerie Heitshusen, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
This report discusses the procedures for witness testimony before Senate Committee Hearings. "Generally, witnesses before Senate committees (except Appropriations) must provide a committee with a copy of their written testimony at least one day prior to their oral testimony. It is common practice to ask a witness to limit his or her oral remarks to a brief summary of the written testimony. A question-and-answer period usually follows a witness's oral testimony. Senate rules require committees to make publicly available a transcript or recording of any public meeting."
