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CRN Announces 2026 Day on the Hill Event to Meet with Members of Congress

Members are invited to attend the annual gathering and advance key legislative priorities on June 10 in Washington, D.C.

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By: Mike Montemarano

Associate Editor, Nutraceuticals World

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The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced its annual “Day on the Hill” event will take place on June 10 in Washington, D.C.

The event provides CRN members with the opportunity to meet in person with Congress members and staff to discuss the industry’s policy priorities.

There’s growing bipartisan interest in preventive health, supply chain resilience, and regulatory modernization. CRN will highlight the industry’s role in providing safe, science-backed nutrition products.

This year’s advocacy efforts will include supporting the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2026, introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), which would establish a mandatory product registry at FDA, requiring manufacturers to submit product names, ingredient lists, allergen statements, and electronic label copies to a publicly searchable database. The measure would increase transparency, improve compliance, and give the agency another tool to target bad actors, the association reported.

Additionally, CRN members will engage lawmakers on the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act, introduced by Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY), which reaffirms FDA as the single national regulatory for dietary supplements and preempts state laws regulating supplements that are at odds with FDA’s regulations.

CRN will also advocate for expanded consumer access through policies that allow dietary supplements to be eligible expenses under flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs), and will address trade issues like tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and policies affecting the import and export of dietary ingredients and finished products.

“As our industry continues to grow and evolve, it is essential that policymakers understand both the benefits our products provide and the importance of a balanced, modern regulatory framework,” said Julia Gustafson, vice president of government affairs at CRN. “Day on the Hill gives our members a critical platform to engage directly with lawmakers on priorities like mandatory product listing, national regulatory consistency, expanded consumer access, and trade policies that impact the global supply chain: policies that will strengthen trust in our industry and support public health.”

“There is no substitute for sitting across the table from a lawmaker and explaining, in plain terms, what your company makes, who relies on your products, and what’s at stake when policy gets it wrong,” said Steve Mister, president and CEO of CRN. “When a member of Congress hears directly from an industry executive in their district, someone creating jobs and serving their constituents, it changes the conversation. That’s what Day on the Hill makes possible, and it’s why these face-to-face meetings are the most powerful tool we have.”

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