ANNOUNCEMENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional App Challenge, the nation’s largest student coding competition, today announced that National App Challenge Day 2026 will take place on Saturday, September 19. Organized in partnership with the Broadcom Foundation, the nationwide observance will celebrate student achievement in computer science and encourage more young people to participate in the 2026 […]

Washington, D.C – The Congressional App Challenge and Qualcomm Incorporated today announced Engineering the Future: Educator Arduino Scholarship, a new national initiative to expand access to physical computing tools for middle and high school students participating in the Congressional App Challenge. Through the program, educators across the country can apply for sets of Arduino® UNO™ Q boards, enabling students to build […]

WASHINGTON — June 9, 2026 — The Congressional App Challenge, an annual, officially sanctioned STEM competition of the United States House of Representatives supporting middle and high school students learning to code and develop skills for STEM careers, today announced six local workshops across the United States. These workshops are made possible through the support of […]

WASHINGTON, DC — It’s here! Today, Congress officially launched the 2026 Congressional App Challenge, opening the student application portal for middle and high school students across the country to begin building and submitting original apps. The launch marks another major year for one of Congress’ largest and most widely supported bipartisan initiatives, and a continued […]

Hello! Welcome back to Debugged, the Congressional App Challenge’s alumni-led podcast that connects the country’s youth with technology by debugging the intricate world of computer science. In this episode, hosts Suhaani Sodhi and Teddy Lampert are joined by Arjun Karanam, a researcher, writer, and entrepreneur deeply focused on human-computer interaction. Arjun’s impressive resume includes contributions […]

On April 21–22, the U.S. Capitol once again filled with student developers from across the country as #HouseOfCode returned for its annual celebration of Congressional App Challenge winners. More than 360 students from 48 states and territories traveled to Washington to showcase their work, connect with Members of Congress, and spend two days surrounded by […]

Students Teaching Congress AI —Live at the Capitol

https://open.spotify.com/episode/35tukum0E4gK6f7WlYkmcA Hello and welcome back to Debugged, the Congressional App Challenge’s podcast that connects the country’s youth with technology by debugging the intricate world of computer science. In this episode, our host Suhaani Sodhi speaks with Emma Bunch, a Congressional App Challenge alumnus whose passion for solving cancer has led her from high school coding […]

Over the past decade, the Congressional App Challenge has grown into one of the most impactful bipartisan STEM initiatives in the country, with more than 70,000 students participating nationwide. As those students have continued on to college, the workforce, and into leadership roles across the technology and policy landscape, the program has evolved alongside them. […]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uSWYLGdtJWpMPxLQPPnLE Welcome back to Debugged, the Congressional App Challenge’s podcast where we bridge the gap between today’s youth and the innovators shaping our digital world. In this episode, hosts Teddy Lampert and Tushar Mehta speak with Lisa O’Masta, an experienced executive who has dedicated over 25 years to transforming the educational landscape. As the CEO […]