The Congressional App Challenge is excited to announce the members of our second annual Alumni Advisory Board. With over 25,000 talented and successful students participating in the CAC since 2016, there is an incredible pool of candidates to lead our alumni efforts. We have created an Alumni Advisory Board that will partner with high schoolers […]
The Congressional App Challenge is thrilled to welcome two new additions to the team, Louisa Belian as the Congressional Affairs Intern, and Nina Groleger as the Communications Intern. Louisa and Nina are both rising seniors at University of California, Berkeley. They discovered the CAC internships through Cal in the Capital, a program at UCB that […]
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives has come together to launch the 2020 Congressional App Challenge. Registration is now open for students, and more detailed rules and guidelines can be found on our website. The Congressional App Challenge, the official student coding competition of the U.S. House of Representatives, is an initiative encouraging American students […]
Today, Congress had planned to celebrate the winners of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge at #HouseOfCode. While the current public health crisis has forced our team to cancel this celebration, it felt an appropriate moment to write to our students, parents, educators, and supporters.The focus of our nation, both in the present term and in […]
After careful consideration, our team has made the difficult decision to cancel the upcoming #HouseOfCode Festival due to concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. The health and safety of our App Challengers and their families is of paramount concern, and while this decision is being taken out of an abundance of caution, it is the only […]
After a nation-wide competition with over 2,000 apps submitted, the winners of the annual Congressional App Challenge have been named. This year, we saw 10,000 students from over 300 congressional districts use their technical skills to craft one of a kind apps. The winners of this challenge were awarded a $250 Amazon Web Services gift card […]
Every spring, winning App Challenge teams come to Capitol Hill to demo their apps for Members of Congress and their staffs. The most prestigious demo day in student CS, called #HouseOfCode, is the new national science fair. At #HouseOfCode, students can meet their Member of Congress, and connect with other coders from around the country. [see […]
Washington, D.C. – The Congressional App Challenge is again teaming up with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate program to provide $250 in AWS credits to each of the student winners of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge. These credits provide students access to hands-on experience with AWS technology, training, content, and pathways to cloud computing […]
