{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-announces-2026-congressional-app-challenge", "Hudson Announces 2026 Congressional App Challenge", "2026-09-10", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Richard Hudson", "H001067", "hudson.house.gov", "hudson", "https://hudson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) announced the 2026 Congressional App Challenge is open to students in North Carolina\u2019s Ninth District.\n\n\u201cNorth Carolina\u2019s students have the creativity and talent to build the next generation of technology,\u201d said Rep. Hudson. \u201cThe Congressional App Challenge gives them an opportunity to turn an idea into something real. I look forward to seeing this year\u2019s submissions, and I encourage every eligible student in our district to participate, whether they are an experienced coder or just getting started.\u201d\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge is the official student Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) competition of the U.S. House of Representatives. The nationwide competition encourages students to explore coding and computer science through hands-on experience creating their own app.\n\nThe competition is open to students who are enrolled in middle or high school and live or attend school in North Carolina\u2019s Ninth District. Students may compete individually or in teams of up to four. At least half of the members of a team must live or attend school in the Ninth District. Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of industry professionals from North Carolina\u2019s Ninth District. The winning app will be featured online and may be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.\n\nStudents must register and submit their app through CongressionalAppChallenge.us by 12:00 p.m. ET on Monday, October 26, 2026. The official rules and requirements for the 2026 Congressional App Challenge are available here.", 1, "2026-09-18T09:27:43Z", "2026-09-18T09:29:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-announces-2026-congressional-app-challenge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5509501099586487, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}