Facebook’s general counsel, Colin Stretch, will testify before the House and Senate Intelligence Committees during hearings examining how Russians may have used social media companies to interfere in the 2016 election, a Facebook spokesperson confirmed.

Twitter has confirmed that it will also send a representative to the Senate hearing. Google has also been invited, but has not commented on if it will send representatives to either hearing.

Lawmakers have said that they expect attendance from all three companies at the hearings, scheduled for Nov. 1.

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The latest development comes one week after Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg traveled to Washington, D.C. She met with lawmakers in an attempt to repair the company’s reputation, which has taken a beating following revelations that Russian actors purchased $100,000 in political ads on its platform.

Facebook has since introduced new policies and said that it would hire extra staff to help monitor foreign actors seeking to influence elections on its platform.

The company has already turned over 3,000 ads purchased by Kremlin-linked parties around the time of the election. The House Intelligence Committee has said that it will release the ads to the public next month.

Sandberg told lawmakers last week that Facebook would also release “organic” messages posted by users to lawmakers.

The House and Senate Intelligence Committees' top Democrats, Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (Calif.) and Sen. Mark Warner Mark Robert WarnerIntelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats MORE (Va.), respectively, have said that they plan to use the hearings to get the companies to provide more detailed answers regarding election interference on their platforms than they've previously provided.