Watt’s Up! wins Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 30th District
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has named Jonathan Oyekola, Jason Oyekola, Peter Ngo, and James Umoeka of John A. Dubiski Career High School as the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Texas’s 30th District. Their app Watt’s Up! is designed to make it easier for people to find and use electric bikes in their area.
When asked what inspired the creation of Watt’s Up!, the students said, “The main inspiration for this app came from seeing how much traffic and pollution affect urban areas every day. In many cities, it’s common to see cars lined up, burning gas while only moving a few blocks. At the same time, many electric bikes are sitting unused at nearby stations. We realized that there must be a simple, central way for people to find these e-bikes and actually use them.
“Our team also noticed that while apps like Uber or Lyft make car rides convenient, there isn’t a single app that combines all e-bike services together. If someone wants to ride a Lyft e-bike but can’t find one nearby, they have to download three different apps to check others. We wanted to fix that by creating one place where users can see every nearby e-bike option.
“We were also motivated by the environmental impact. Cars are responsible for a large part of U.S. carbon emissions, and we wanted to make a tool that could help lower that number. e-bikes are cleaner, cheaper, and great for short trips, so encouraging people to use them just made sense.
“Overall, this app encourages a small but meaningful shift in how people think about transportation. By choosing electric bikes more often, users reduce pollution, save money, and help make cities cleaner and more sustainable.”
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.