Wound.ai wins Rep. Pete Sessions’ 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 17th District
Rep. Pete Sessions has named Jason Hahne of Stony Point High School as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 17th District. Their app Wound.ai uses an artificial intelligence model to classify wounds from a user’s camera and provide medical information to them.
When asked what inspired the creation of Wound.ai, Jason Hahne said, “I got inspired by frequently seeing people who had undergone amputations due to diabetes at public places like my local Walmart. Seeing them made me realize that amputations are often preventable if wounds are treated at early stages. Even wounds that might seem serious, such as a cut, could cause devastating results if treated poorly or left untreated. These facts made me think that I can help others to know what wounds they have and prevent devastating results by making an application that can identify wounds.”
The 2025 Congressional App Challenge marked another record-setting year for the program. A total of 394 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives hosted App Challenges in their congressional districts, the highest level of participation in the program’s history. More than 13,800 students from across the country participated, submitting over 4,600 original apps focused on real-world challenges ranging from health and accessibility to education, sustainability, and civic engagement.
The Congressional App Challenge is an official initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages middle school and high school students to learn to code, explore computer science, and build practical technology solutions for their communities. Each participating Member of Congress selects a winning app from their district, and winning teams are invited to showcase their projects to Members of Congress, staff, and industry leaders at the annual #HouseOfCode celebration on Capitol Hill.
The Challenge is proudly bipartisan and reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to STEM education and preparing the next generation of American innovators for the future workforce. The program is a public-private partnership made possible through funding from the Broadcom Foundation, AWS, Infosys Foundation USA, theCoderSchool, Apple, and others.
The 2026 Congressional App Challenge will launch in May, and eligible students can pre-register for the competition now.