ANNOUNCEMENTS

We’re thrilled to welcome Jack Murphy, Gracie Gilligan, and Nicolas Segura as our Spring 2025 interns at the Congressional App Challenge & Internet Education Foundation! Get to know more about Jack, Gracie, and Nicolas below. Jack Murphy: Jack Murphy is a junior at the University of Southern California, majoring in Political Science with minors in […]

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 special episode, guest host Suhaani Sodhi chats with three Congressional App Challenge alumni and fellow Debugged team members about the fascinating field of robotics! Suri Le learned […]

For over two decades, Representative Anna G. Eshoo has served as a pioneer in Congress, representing the heart of Silicon Valley. She was a founding Member of the Congressional Internet Caucus in 1996 and served for many years as its co-chair. In 2013, she created the Congressional App Challenge, the House’s app development competition for […]

Washington, D.C. – December 26th, 2024 – The Congressional App Challenge is thrilled to announce that the 2025 edition of #HouseOfCode will take place April 8th-9th, 2025, at the United States Capitol. This premier event will bring together the brightest young tech innovators from across the country to celebrate their achievements in the 2024 Congressional App […]

2025 National STEM Festival Sponsor Press Release Media Contact: [email protected]   EXPLR ANNOUNCES TOP STUDENT INNOVATORS NAMED NATIONAL STEM CHAMPIONS 106 students including six former App Challengers will receive expense-paid trips to the National STEM Festival in Washington, D.C., presented by EXPLR   EXPLR was founded by Jenny Buccos and co-founded by Kari Byron (former […]

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, we welcomes back our first ever returning guest: Jay Ahn! Jay is the VP of Operations for the Emerging Markets Group at Akima LLC. At Akima […]

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 special episode of the show, guest host and Debugged team member Suhaani Sodhi chats with two Congressional App Challenge alumni involved in the intersection of the hard […]