Editing Testimony (section)

== Government ==
Testimony is given by those invited or compelled to speak at, or submit a written statement to, legislative hearings such as [[United States congressional hearing|United States congressional hearings]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davis |first1=Christopher M. |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-338.pdf |title=House Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony |date=August 10, 2015 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812172802/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-338.pdf |archive-date=12 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Heitshusen |first1=Valerie |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-392.pdf |title=Senate Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony |date=December 6, 2017 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |location=Washington, DC |access-date=31 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605233051/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-392.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Testimony may also be given to a regulatory agency as part of the process of making or changing [[Regulation|regulations]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-01 |title=Regulatory Process |url=https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/process |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=U.S. Department of the Interior |language=en}}</ref>