ANNOUNCEMENTS

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, our hosts Suhaani Sodhi and Teddy Lampert speak with none other than the program director of the Congressional App Challenge, Joe Alessi! He has been with […]

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 the first episode of Season 5, new hosts Suhaani Sodhi and Teddy Lampert talk with Medha Gupta, founder and former host of the Debugged podcast for the past […]

When the final buzzer sounded on October 30, the Congressional App Challenge had set a trifecta of records. In total, 13,830 students (a record!) created 4,650 apps (another record!) across 394 Congress districts (again, a record!) – a 20 percent increase over 2024. And most of those apps are AI-powered. Ten years ago, Congressional leaders […]

Congress Marks National App Challenge Day 2025 with Record Participation and New Milestones

Today we celebrate the second annual National App Challenge Day, spotlighting the creativity and vision of young technologists for a better future. Last year’s inaugural celebration brought together Members of Congress, students, and partners nationwide to recognize how the App Challenge has become the leading student technology competitions in the country. This year, the celebration […]

The Congressional App Challenge, the U.S. House of Representatives’ official coding competition, today announced the launch of “25 for ’25”, a campaign celebrating 25 extraordinary young App Challenge alumni whose journeys since competing in the Challenge have redefined what’s possible for America’s next generation of technologists. Since its founding in 2015, the Congressional App Challenge […]

During the House recess in August, we hosted a half-day AI Bootcamp to teach more than 100 Bay Area middle and high school students how to employ AI tools in the design and launch of their apps. The AI tutorial was held at Gray Area in San Francisco and hosted in conjunction with SeedAI on […]

The Congressional App Challenge (CAC), the largest student coding competition in the nation, is proud to announce National App Challenge Day on September 17, 2025. This year’s celebration will feature a historic partnership with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who are jointly hosting Congressional Hackathon 7.0 inside the […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congress launched the 2025 Congressional App Challenge with a record-breaking number of congressional offices and students already signed up to participate. This marks the beginning of the largest Challenge in the program’s history. More than 330 Members of Congress, representing all 50 states, have committed to host district-wide competitions this year. […]