diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1816690d..4360c9a37 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ _static
 .env.development.local
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
+.env
 
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
diff --git a/tests/e2e/submit-testimony.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/submit-testimony.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b7f21e20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/submit-testimony.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test"
+import { BillPage } from "./page_objects/billPage"
+require("dotenv").config()
+
+const testUserEmail = process.env.TEST_USERNAME
+const testUserPassword = process.env.TEST_PASSWORD
+
+// Ensure user credentials are set, otherwise throw an error
+if (!testUserEmail || !testUserPassword) {
+  throw new Error(
+    "Admin credentials are not defined in the environment variables."
+  )
+}
+
+// test.describe("When user is not signed in", ()=>{
+//     test("should display login/signup button on a bill page", async({page})=>{
+
+//     })
+//     test("should redirect to login/signup when button is clicked", async({page})=>{
+
+//     })
+// })
+
+test.describe("Submit Testimony Flow for logged in User", () => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    // Log in the user
+    await page.goto("http://localhost:3000")
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Log in / Sign up" }).click()
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Sign In", exact: true }).click()
+    await page.fill('input[name="email"]', testUserEmail) // Use test user credentials
+    await page.fill('input[name="password"]', testUserPassword)
+    await page
+      .getByLabel("Sign In", { exact: true })
+      .getByRole("button", { name: "Sign In" })
+      .click()
+    const profileIcon = page.getByAltText("profile icon")
+    await expect(profileIcon).toBeVisible()
+  })
+
+  test("should navigate to a bill", async ({ page }) => {
+    // click browse bills
+    await page.getByRole("link", { name: "Browse Bills" }).first().click()
+
+    // select the first bill in the list
+    const firstBillLink = page.locator('a[href*="/bills"]').first()
+    await firstBillLink.click()
+  })
+
+  test("should successfully submit testimony", async ({
+    page
+  }) => {
+    // go to browse bills page
+    await page.goto("http://localhost:3000/bills")
+    await page.waitForSelector("li.ais-Hits-item a")
+
+    // click the first bill
+    const billpage = new BillPage(page)
+    await billpage.clickFirstBill()
+
+    // wait for URL change
+    await page.waitForURL(/\/bills\/\d+/)
+    console.log("URL changed to bill detail")
+    const currentUrl = page.url()
+    console.log("Current URL:", currentUrl)
+
+    // take screenshot
+    await page.screenshot({ path: "screenshot.png" })
+    console.log("Screenshot taken")
+
+
+    // click create testimony
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Testimony"}).click()
+    await page.screenshot({ path: "screenshot.png" })
+
+    // expect to see all stance options
+    // const endorseRadioButton = page.getByLabel("Endorse")
+    // const neutralRadioButton = page.getByLabel("Neutral")
+    // const opposeRadioButton = page.getByLabel("Oppose")
+
+    // can click any stance option
+    // await endorseRadioButton.click({ force: true })
+    // await neutralRadioButton.click()
+    // await opposeRadioButton.click()
+
+    // clicking next with oppose selected
+    // const nextButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Next >>" })
+    // await nextButton.click()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/integration/exportedTestData/auth_export/accounts.json b/tests/integration/exportedTestData/auth_export/accounts.json
index f932a8f3b..df84363a9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/exportedTestData/auth_export/accounts.json
+++ b/tests/integration/exportedTestData/auth_export/accounts.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"kind":"identitytoolkit#DownloadAccountResponse","users":[{"localId":"05lcy6YQrPvPRvVPlZFbCA0O81TF","lastLoginAt":"1682192783216","emailVerified":true,"email":"testadmin@example.com","salt":"fakeSaltQ0CeYd5UyEmOq5MWLcnP","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltQ0CeYd5UyEmOq5MWLcnP:password=password","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192769498,"validSince":"1682192769","createdAt":"1682192575545","providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"testadmin@example.com","federatedId":"testadmin@example.com","rawId":"testadmin@example.com","displayName":"","photoUrl":""}],"lastRefreshAt":"2023-04-22T19:46:23.216Z","customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"admin\"}","displayName":"","photoUrl":""},{"localId":"PbB7tQy18F9bQXfI3AonVmFfQU1B","createdAt":"1647962671353","lastLoginAt":"1649530941158","displayName":"test1","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltuknPVwAkolkrDbQLJkUa:password=password","salt":"fakeSaltuknPVwAkolkrDbQLJkUa","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348137,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test@example.com","federatedId":"test@example.com","rawId":"test@example.com","displayName":"test1","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"VBN6dg70PGsupNvayJ2TPHPgydHz","createdAt":"1647962690530","lastLoginAt":"1647962870753","displayName":"test2","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSalt2x7l7erotVwSgZtSrvE4:password=password","salt":"fakeSalt2x7l7erotVwSgZtSrvE4","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348137,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test3@example.com","federatedId":"test3@example.com","rawId":"test3@example.com","displayName":"test2","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test3@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"d6ZFKTVH8i4hglyv42wz8QDaKKxw","createdAt":"1647962684429","lastLoginAt":"1647962684429","displayName":"test3","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSalt9WTUIwt7hSmUtHEWukrL:password=password","salt":"fakeSalt9WTUIwt7hSmUtHEWukrL","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348138,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test2@example.com","federatedId":"test2@example.com","rawId":"test2@example.com","displayName":"test3","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test2@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"jLPye8OfwlzAEGO6h10hs5mmVIDE","createdAt":"1647962700251","lastLoginAt":"1647962870743","displayName":"test4","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltExpNl9RTLBTTOfrDMtdM:password=password","salt":"fakeSaltExpNl9RTLBTTOfrDMtdM","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348138,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test4@example.com","federatedId":"test4@example.com","rawId":"test4@example.com","displayName":"test4","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test4@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"}]}
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+{"kind":"identitytoolkit#DownloadAccountResponse","users":[{"localId":"05lcy6YQrPvPRvVPlZFbCA0O81TF","lastLoginAt":"1682192783216","emailVerified":true,"email":"testadmin@example.com","salt":"fakeSaltQ0CeYd5UyEmOq5MWLcnP","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltQ0CeYd5UyEmOq5MWLcnP:password=password","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192769498,"validSince":"1682192769","createdAt":"1682192575545","providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"testadmin@example.com","federatedId":"testadmin@example.com","rawId":"testadmin@example.com","displayName":"","photoUrl":""}],"lastRefreshAt":"2023-04-22T19:46:23.216Z","customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"admin\"}","displayName":"","photoUrl":""},{"localId":"PbB7tQy18F9bQXfI3AonVmFfQU1B","createdAt":"1647962671353","lastLoginAt":"1649530941158","displayName":"test1","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltuknPVwAkolkrDbQLJkUa:password=password","salt":"fakeSaltuknPVwAkolkrDbQLJkUa","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348137,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test@example.com","federatedId":"test@example.com","rawId":"test@example.com","displayName":"test1","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"VBN6dg70PGsupNvayJ2TPHPgydHz","createdAt":"1647962690530","lastLoginAt":"1647962870753","displayName":"test2","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSalt2x7l7erotVwSgZtSrvE4:password=password","salt":"fakeSalt2x7l7erotVwSgZtSrvE4","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348137,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test3@example.com","federatedId":"test3@example.com","rawId":"test3@example.com","displayName":"test2","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test3@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"d6ZFKTVH8i4hglyv42wz8QDaKKxw","createdAt":"1647962684429","lastLoginAt":"1647962684429","displayName":"test3","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSalt9WTUIwt7hSmUtHEWukrL:password=password","salt":"fakeSalt9WTUIwt7hSmUtHEWukrL","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348138,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test2@example.com","federatedId":"test2@example.com","rawId":"test2@example.com","displayName":"test3","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test2@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"jLPye8OfwlzAEGO6h10hs5mmVIDE","createdAt":"1647962700251","lastLoginAt":"1647962870743","displayName":"test4","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltExpNl9RTLBTTOfrDMtdM:password=password","salt":"fakeSaltExpNl9RTLBTTOfrDMtdM","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348138,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"test4@example.com","federatedId":"test4@example.com","rawId":"test4@example.com","displayName":"test4","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"test4@example.com","emailVerified":false,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"},{"localId":"05lcy6YQrPvPRvVPlZFbCA0O81TM","createdAt":"1647962700251","lastLoginAt":"1647962870743","displayName":"verified","photoUrl":"","passwordHash":"fakeHash:salt=fakeSaltExpNl9RTLBTTOfrDMtdM:password=password","salt":"fakeSaltExpNl9RTLBTTOfrDMtdM","passwordUpdatedAt":1682192348138,"providerUserInfo":[{"providerId":"password","email":"verifieduser@example.com","federatedId":"verifieduser@example.com","rawId":"verifieduser@example.com","displayName":"verified","photoUrl":""}],"validSince":"1682192348","email":"verifieduser@example.com","emailVerified":true,"disabled":false,"customAttributes":"{\"role\":\"user\"}"}]}
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