2026 Congressional App Challenge
Official Competition Website:https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/
Registration Link and Portal Information:https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/
District Representation: MS02 (Bennie Thompson)
Competition Timeline:
May 1st – Challenge officially launches
October 26th – Deadline for students to register and submit their app online
December 31st - Winner Announced
Competition Eligibility & Rules:
To be eligible to participate in the Congressional App Challenge, you 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 four 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 half 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.
STUDENTS CAN USE ANY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (example: C, C++, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, “block code,” etc.) and ANY PLATFORM (PC, web, tablet, robot, mobile, etc.). There are NO LIMITS on application theme or topic!
Prizes:
- Winning app eligible to be featured in the Capitol Building
- Winning app eligible to be put on House.gov (10 million visitors per year)
- Invitation to the #HouseOfCode celebration
- Waived copyright registration application fees through the ARTS Act
Contact: Yasmine Brown: P: (202) 225-5876 M: Yasmine.brown@mail.house.gov