The2026 Congressional App Challenge is coming soon! Please check back here for future updates.
The Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is hosted by Members of Congress for middle school and high school students to encourage participation in STEM education, develop coding skills, and create original applications that better their communities. The Congressional App Challenge is one of the most prestigious national prizes for students in computer science.
The CAC is open to private, public, and homeschool students who reside in, or attend, school in the 31st Congressional District of Texas, which now includes Bell, Bosque, Burnet, Coryell, Hamilton, and Williamson counties. To confirm your federal representative and congressional district, please click here.
The winner of the 2025 app challenge will be invited to a celebration called the #HouseOfCode in the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. in early 2026.
The winning TX-31 app will be on display electronically in the Capitol along with all other participating congressional winners.
For more information and to view general guidelines, click here.
For more information about the TX-31 Congressional App Challenge, please contact: Marie Alvarado at Marie.Alvarado@mail.house.gov
2025 TX-31 Congressional App Challenge Winner
App: Ocunetra
Creators: Pranav Jaishankar, Amartyaram Jami and Ronit Baldaniya
Rouse High School
