2025 Congressional App Challenge Applications are now OPEN!
Calling on all middle school and high school students to raise your hand and make East Tennessee proud!
Each summer into fall, an exciting, nationwide Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives. It’s designed to encourage student innovation, as well as engagement in computer science and coding. All middle school and high school students are eligible to participate. The registration period for the 2025 Congressional App Challenge is now open, students may register here.
This nationwide opportunity allows students to compete against their peers by creating an application (also known as an “app”) for any platform such as desktop/PC, web, tablet, mobile, raspberry Pi or other devices. Any programming language, such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, or "block code" is acceptable. A student may only submit one app entry and can register as an individual or as a team of up to four eligible students. A full list of rules is available here.
A winner from our First Congressional District will be selected by a panel of expert volunteer judges. The winning entry will be featured on CongressionalAppChallenge.us, joining winners from each congressional district nationwide. All eligible students from the First Congressional District who submit a qualifying app entry will receive a commendation certificate and a special congressional challenge coin unique to our district.
For additional information on the 2025 CAC, please contact my office. You may also visit the official Congressional App Challenge website or email StudentSupport@CongressionalAppChallenge.us.