In a House and Senate conference of the Wall Street Reform Bill and Consumer Protection Act, conferees ultimately decided not to include the broad rulemaking authority granted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the House version of the bill advocated by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA). This is a huge win for the nutritional supplement industry, as the rulemaking authority that would have been bestowed on FTC could have had a dramatic impact on industry, allowing the Agency to issue Rules under the Administrative Procedures Act that directly and significantly affect advertising. Currently FTC primarily “makes law” through enforcement of existing law. Getting this proposal removed from the final legislation was achieved through the help of overwhelming grassroots support in the form of messages from constituents to their representatives, and a combined effort of industry trade organizations including NPA and AHPA educating consumers and lobbying Capital Hill. I am proud to say that I personally spent a day on the Hill meeting with Representatives and U.S. Senators from New York and California, educating them on the issues and advocating on behalf of industry.