ms. brownley: thank you, mr. speaker. this is the final amendment to h.r. 3826, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. my amendment is a simple, straightforward improvement that i believe both sides of the aisle can agree is absolutely necessary and would be overwhelmingly supported by the american people. if my amendment passes, it will ensure that the american people and american businesses throughout our country will be protected from unavoidable -- from avoidable energy price increases. the speaker pro tempore: the ouse will be in order. the gentlelady will suspend. the gentlelady will suspend. the house will be in order. i ask members to take their conversations off the floor. out of the aisles. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. brownley: thank you, mr. speaker. specifically my amendment ensures that nothing in this act would limit the ability of regulators to issue rules that save consumers money on their electricity bills,

ms. brownley. ms. brownley: please place your hand over your heart and repeat after me. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> i rise in memory of -- in honor of the memory of captain james cohen. he was born in ohio in 1933 and died september 9 last year. he grew up in price hill, atended elder high school and was a graduate of xavier university. he led a distinguished life and an honorable one as a devoted husband and father and accomplished naval officer. mr. chabot: as officer on the u.s.s. gaudal canal, he oversaw recovery of the apollo 9 space capsule, and served at pearl harbor and had responsibility for anti-submarine warfare in the pacific and indian oceans he epitomized the