mr. desaulnier of california. and amendment number 5 by mr. raskin of maryland. the chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote of the series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part a of house report 115-3 by the gentleman from texas, mr. al green. on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in part a of house report 115-3 offereded by mr. al green of texas. the chair: the recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a vorded rote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for politic

mr. desaulnier; i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 4 much d by mr. desean iowa california. he chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. desaulnier; i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: without objection. mr. desaulnier; i rise in support of this amendment to the s.e.c. regulatory accountability act in the spirit with cooperation that it's most important that the integrity of the s.e.c. for the investor community and entire u.s. population, indeed for the economic benefit of the united states that integrity and transparency is paramount. this amendment strengthens the bill i believe on behalf of the american investor by reaffirming transparency as a core principle of efficient markets and places public service ahead of personal gain. by requiring the head of the s.e.c. and immediate family members to divest themselves of all securities connected to the financial institutions regulated by the agency, we reinforce investor confidence that it is driven by market forces and not the portfolio of the chair. the power an

mr. hurd and the gentleman from desaulnier will e recognized for 20 minutes. mr. hurd: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to resize and extend their marks and inclued extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. he house will be in order. the gentleman will resume. mr. hurd: my pleasure to recognize the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the leader is recognized. mr. mccarthy: i thank the gentleman for yielding and his work. mr. speaker, the government is many things. it is large, it is complicated and ineffective. i don't think anyone would call it modern. while the world is rushing with things like voice-based interfaces, autonomous vehicles, online retail, our data annual particular, our government is years behind. e don't have to accept that. the speaker pro tempore: will members please remove their conversations from the house floor. the microphones aren't working. will members please remove your conversation

mr. desaulnier: i was trying to think of a b.y.u. footballable analogy but wasn't able to come up with one yet. i rise in support of h.r. 274, the modernizing government travel act as amended. i appreciate the good work of representatives moulton, swalwell and others on this. it would expand transportation options fn for federal employees by allowing them to be reimbursed for ride sharing services such as uber and lyft. it would also allow for the use of future mobile technologies in the yet known to be rewomen ursed. -- reimbursed. the service one directed to implement regulation, it would require federal agencies to submit detailed information on travel costs, including breakdowns of cost by transportation type by november 30 of each year. g.s.a. would be required to submit annual reports to congress containing an analysis or survey of agencies, travel costs, as well as descriptions of new or revised regulations. h.r. 274 is a commonsense, good government bill and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting it. thank you, mr. spe