CivIQ AI wins Rep. Mike Collins’ 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Georgia’s 10th District

When asked what inspired the creation of CivIQ AI, the students said, “We were inspired to create this app after finding out that a majority of Americans are misinformed about the laws that directly affect their lives. Every year, 1000 bills are introduced, all with real impact on education, business, healthcare, and technology, but the wording is too technical, and the bills are too large for the average person to read and understand all of them. Due to this, we often see people who rarely know about legislation that is being passed and discussed.

“We wanted to change that problem. This mostly stemmed from watching how misinformation and confusion spread online during major policy debates. A significant number of people online were relying on secondhand information from Social Media and news sources such as TikTok, Instagram, but even partisan news sources like CNN and Fox. We thought that AI could bridge that gap and make democracy clearer rather than complicated.

“Surrounded by hard workers, businessmen, and teachers, we realized we needed a tool that could summarize bills, but also explain to any American why it matters. In the US, civic engagement has been decreasing steadily, and now, in a period of misinformation and social media, a nonpartisan bill summarizer is needed. Ultimately, that is why we made CivIQ AI: so we can keep the American population educated and informed.”