Rockville, Md. – October 19, 2026 – Commentari today announced the launch of its civic engagement platform, designed to help advocacy organizations, nonprofits, trade associations, and their members take part more effectively in the federal policymaking process.
Every year, federal agencies publish thousands of proposed regulations while Congress considers hundreds of complex bills. Many of these proposals span hundreds of pages and are open for public comment for only a matter of weeks, which makes meaningful participation difficult for organizations without specialized legal or policy staff.
Commentari (https://commentari.ai) helps organizations understand complex government policy and participate more effectively in the democratic process. In minutes, the platform translates technical federal regulations and legislation into plain-language summaries and helps users draft individualized, substantive comments based on the policy text and user-set preferences. Organizations can choose AI-assisted drafting or organization-approved form letters, and editing tools and filters let each contributor reflect their own voice.
Federal agencies review public comments as they finalize rules, and comments that cite the policy text and raise specific concerns, backed by reference material, are generally more useful to them than identical form letters. Commentari is built around that difference, giving organizations a way to turn supporter interest into comments that address the proposal itself.
On the platform, an organization can set up a branded campaign page for a proposed rule and share it with members and supporters. Each person can read a plain-language summary of the proposal before editing and submitting a comment. Legal citation verification checks the authorities a comment relies on, and engagement analytics show the organization how many supporters took part, what they raised, and where they are located.
“Democracy works best when citizens have the tools to participate in an informed and substantive way,” said Eric Epstein, founder of Commentari. “Our goal is to remove the complexity that keeps people on the sidelines and empower organizations and individuals to engage confidently in the policymaking process.”
For advocacy organizations, Commentari provides branded campaign pages, engagement analytics, legal citation verification, integrated fundraising and membership tools, AI chat assistance, and direct submission capabilities for federal rulemaking and congressional correspondence. The platform is updated nightly with new federal regulatory and legislative activity, so organizations can follow emerging policy issues and mobilize supporters while comment periods are still open.
Commentari was founded by Eric Epstein, the former Senior Policy Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, where he spent more than three decades drafting and enforcing technical regulations, legislation, and agency responses to public comments. His experience responding to tens of thousands of public submissions informed the design of Commentari’s technology and approach.
Commentari’s long-term vision extends beyond today’s launch. The company is building the infrastructure for legislative and regulatory participation across the U.S., making democratic engagement more accessible through responsible use of artificial intelligence. Now, documents from any source, including state or local legislation and regulations, can be uploaded for quick analysis and easy comment drafting.
Organizations interested in learning more can request a demonstration at https://commentari.ai.
ABOUT COMMENTARI
Commentari is a civic AI technology company based in Rockville, Maryland. Its platform helps organizations and citizens quickly and easily understand regulations and legislation and submit informed public comments. Learn more at https://commentari.ai.
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