Mark DeSaulnier will host the 2026 Congressional App Challenge.

Mark DeSaulnier · California · Democratic

policy impact 2.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 99%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Occurrences

Congressman DeSaulnier will again host the Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition for middle and high school students to hone their coding skills by designing original software applications.

DeSaulnier commits to hosting the 2026 Congressional App Challenge again.

The DeSaulnier Digest: Upcoming June Town Halls | Congressman Mark Desaulnier
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Congressman DeSaulnier Announces 2026 Congressional App Challenge June 3, 2026

The press release repeats that he will host the 2026 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students.

Press Releases | Congressman Mark Desaulnier
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Evidence

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The 2026 Congressional App Challenge page says members have already begun signing up to host, and CA10 is listed as Mark DeSaulnier with a checkmark.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official CAC participation list shows Mark DeSaulnier's district signed up for the 2026 challenge, which is a concrete step toward hosting but not proof the event has finished.

partial same_term A for effort

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The page states the 2026 challenge runs from May 1 to October 26, 2026, so the hosting commitment is still in progress as of the lookback window.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The challenge is still ongoing, so the promise is not fully complete yet even though the office is already participating.

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The 2026 Congressional App Challenge runs from May 1 to October 26, 2026. Members of Congress have already begun to signup to host a 2026 Congressional App Challenge.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Congressional App Challenge site lists CA10 (Mark DeSaulnier) with a participation checkmark for the 2026 challenge, and states the 2026 challenge runs May 1 through October 26, 2026.

partial same_term A for effort

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October 26 – Deadline for students to submit their app online October 30 – November 23 – Judging period November 23 – December 31 – Winners announced!

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official 2026 challenge schedule shows that as of September 23, 2026, the submission deadline, judging period, and winner announcements are still ahead, so the hosting cycle is not yet fully complete.

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

Official Congressional App Challenge participation records show Mark DeSaulnier's CA-10 district is signed up to host the 2026 challenge, so he has materially advanced the commitment. However, the 2026 challenge window is still ongoing, so the promised hosting outcome is not yet fully completed.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%