{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mrvan-announces-2024-congressional-app-challenge", "Mrvan Announces 2024 Congressional App Challenge", "2024-08-27", "2024", "2024-08", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Frank J. Mrvan", "M001214", "mrvan.house.gov", "mrvan", "https://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Frank J. Mrvan announced the details of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students from Indiana\u2019s First Congressional District.\n\nEach year, the Internet Education Foundation and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor the Congressional App Challenge to foster an appreciation for computer science and STEM education. The Congressional App Challenge is an annual nationwide academic competition for middle school (6th \u2013 8th grades) and high school (9th \u2013 12th grades) students to create and exhibit their software application, or \"app,\" for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice.\n\nCongressman Mrvan stated, \u201cI am honored to host the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for students in Northwest Indiana interested in the STEM fields. I encourage all eligible students interested in coding and computer sciences to participate in this unique educational opportunity.\u201d\n\nAll students must register for the competition and submit their work through the Congressional App Challenge website by 12:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, October 24, 2024.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the official Congressional App Challenge website at https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/ or email StudentSupport@CongressionalAppChallenge.us.\n\nFor additional questions, please contact Drew Ficociello in the Washington, D.C. Office at 202-225-2461 or Drew.Ficociello@mail.house.gov.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"]], "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://mrvan.house.gov/media/press-releases/mrvan-announces-2024-congressional-app-challenge"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9498169422149658, "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"}