[House Document 119-106]
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119th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 119-106
TERMINATION NOTICE OF INSPECTOR GENERALS
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION OF THE TERMINATION OF THE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERALS OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, PURSUANT TO
5 U.S.C. 403(b); ADDED BY PUBLIC LAW 117-286, SEC. 3(b);
(136 STAT. 4209)
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November 7, 2025.--Referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform and ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
69-011 WASHINGTON : 2025
The White House,
Washington, November 4, 2025.
Hon. Mike Johnson,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Acting pursuant to my authority under
Article II of the Constitution of the United States, I have
terminated the Inspectors General for the following executive
departments and agencies:
The Export-Import Bank of the United States;
and
The Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The Constitution vests ``the executive Power'' in the
President, who has a duty to ``take Care that the Laws be
faithfully executed.'' U.S. Const., Art. II, Sec. 1, cl. 1; id.
at Sec. 3. As the Supreme Court has recognized, ``[b]ecause no
single person could fulfill that responsibility alone, the
Framers expected that the President would rely on subordinate
officers for assistance.'' Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, 591 U.S. 197, 203-204 (2020). In order to
ensure the President can properly discharge his duty to ensure
the laws are faithfully executed, ``[s]ince 1789, the
Constitution has been understood to empower the President to
keep these officers accountable--by removing them from office,
if necessary.'' Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, 561 U.S. 477, 483 (2010).
With a change in Presidential administration comes a change
in priorities. I lacked confidence in these officers to assist
me in faithfully discharging my duties under the law. Thus,
they have been terminated.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump.
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