About
Our Mission
As a youth-first, nonpartisan civic-engagement platform we look to turn active legislation into clear, five-minute briefs so anyone can understand what a bill does, who it affects, how it affects them, and how they can advocate for it. This is in effort to eventually make legislation more accessible and actionable for all citizens.
What We Do
Bill in 5 is a youth-first civic information platform built around a simple idea: if a law may shape your life, you should be able to understand it quickly, clearly, and without needing a law degree, perfect English, or money to participate.
We take active federal legislation and break it into the same five clear questions every time. Each brief is designed to be read in about five minutes, shared easily, and understood without partisan spin.
Once a reader understands the bill, Bill in 5 makes the next step just as simple: a pre-written letter of support for a specific bill can be sent to Congressional offices, who are actually in a position to act on it.
The goal is to make understanding and participation easier and more accessible. We do this by clearly illustrating and answering the five big questions of each bill.
The Five Questions
What it does
The bill's main action in plain language.
Who it affects
The people, communities, industries, or institutions most directly touched.
Why it matters
The practical stakes, with links back to the original bill and other trustworthy sources.
What is happening now?
Where the bill stands and which members of congress have already taken action.
What needs to happen next?
Sending an email in support of the legislation to move it forward.
About the Founder
Masoume Khonsari is a high school senior in Brooklyn, New York, who believes understanding policy shouldn't depend on how much time, money, or access you have.
Through her experience on Capitol Hill, she saw a gap between the issues people care deeply about—from human rights and environmental protection to how government serves its communities—and their awareness of the bills moving through Congress that could shape them.
She founded Bill in Five to help close that gap—translating proposed legislation into clear, five-minute explanations so more people can understand what's being considered, form their own opinions, and make their voices heard.
