Representative Adriano Espaillat Announces Congressional App Competition for District Students

NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) has launched this year's Congressional App Challenge (CAC), an annual competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding. Students from New York's 13th congressional district are encouraged to register online and submit their app by November 1st.

Officially launched by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015, this nationwide effort allows 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. The Challenge is designed to promote innovation and engagement in computer science and accepts any programming language, such as C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, or "block code."

The Congressional App Challenge is open to all middle and high school students in the 13th Congressional District of New York. Students entering the competition must submit their app to CongressionalAppChallenge.us during the Competition Submission Period through November 1st, 2022.

The winner from the New York's 13th congressional district will be chosen by a panel of expert judges and featured on CongressionalAppChallenge.us. The winning app will also be eligible to be on display in the U.S. Capitol, honoring the winners from across the country.

For more information, please visit the official Congressional App Challenge website at CongressionalAppChallenge.us, email StudentSupport@CongressionalAppChallenge.us, or contact Debby Nabavian at debby.nabavian@mail.house.gov for more information.