Congressional App Challenge

Each year, the U.S. House of Representatives hosts the Congressional App Challenge. This is an annual coding competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding and an opportunity for students to compete against their peers by creating an application (also known as an “app”) for desktop/PC, web, tablet, mobile, raspberry Pi or other devices. Previous Congressional App Challenge winners’ apps are displayed on the Congressional App Challenge page.

Students across FL-07 can create and submit their original apps for a chance to win the Congressional App Challenge (CAC). Each challenge is district-specific. I will publicly recognize our winning teams and each winning app will be digitally displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.

The winner from FL-07, chosen by a panel of expert judges, will be featured on CongressionalAppChallenge.us.

Eligibility and Age Division

Participants must be a middle or high school student at the time of app submission;
Students may register as individuals or as teams of up to four. No more than 4 students are allowed to form a team;
Students may compete in the district they reside in or the district they attend school in;
If competing as a team, at least two of the teammates must be eligible to compete in the district in which they are participating in;
All competing students must be U.S. residents at the time of submission. There is no citizen requirement for students.

App Parameters

Topic: The app can be about any topic.
Platform: The app can be on any platform (web app, desktop/PC app, a web browser extension, robot, Ruby on Rails, mobile, etc).
Programming Language: Use any programming language: C/C++, Objective C, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Swift, “block code”, etc.
Functionality: The app must have some degree of functionality to be competitive.
Content Suitability: The app cannot be indecent, defamatory, in obvious bad taste, demonstrate a lack of respect for public morals or conduct, adversely affect the reputation of Congressional districts, or depict hatred, defame, or threaten a specific community in the society or incite violence. Contain pornography, obscenity or sexual activity are prohibited. The app must not violate the Intellectual Property, common law or privacy rights of other parties.
Originality: The app must be original and solely owned by the Contestant such that no other party has any rights or interest, whether known or unknown.

Note: Students may submit apps they created prior to the Challenge, as long as their apps meet the standards of eligibility, and were created within one year of the submission deadline (e.g. any time after October 30, 2024)

To pre-register for the 2025 competition, please click here and follow the instructions provided.

The winning app for this Congressional District is eligible to be displayed in the United States Capitol and featured on the House of Representatives website. Winning students will also be invited to the #HouseofCode Capitol Hill Reception in Washington, D.C.

SIGN UP HERE!

CLICK HERE for more detailed rules, checklist, and submission instructions. For additional questions, please call my district office!