[House Document 119-114]
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119th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 119-114





 
     DESIGNATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHRANK (DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
   INVESTIGATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF 
  INSPECTOR GENERAL) AS ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING 
                             FINANCE AGENCY

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

       NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENT TO  DESIGNATE  CHRISTIAN SCHRANK
        AS ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE
        AGENCY,  IN PLACE OF THE CURRENT ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL,
        JAMES LISLE,  PURSUANT TO 5 U.S.C. 403(b); ADDED BY PUBLIC
        LAW 117-286, SEC. 3(b); (136 STAT. 4209)



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   December 2, 2025.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
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To the Congress of the United States:
    I am hereby notifying the Congress that I intend to 
designate Christian Schrank (Deputy Inspector General for 
Investigations, Department of Health and Human Services, Office 
of Inspector General) as Acting Inspector General of the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency, in place of the current Acting 
Inspector General, James Lisle. Such designation will be 
effective no less than 30 days from delivery of this message.
    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. In exercising that power and duty, I have determined 
that, based on the qualities outlined in 5 U.S.C. 403(a) and 
the confidence I must place in my appointees, Mr. Schrank is 
the best available person to serve as Acting Inspector General 
of the Federal Housing Finance Agency at this time. In my 
judgment, Mr. Lisle can better serve the Nation performing 
other duties (i.e., returning to his position as the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency's audit director).
    I am providing this notification as a courtesy, a show of 
comity and respect between the executive and legislative 
branches. It should not be interpreted as a concession that the 
Congress can limit my power to remove any officer. ``Because no 
single person could fulfill [the President's] 
responsibilit[ies] 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). And the Constitution gives the President 
``the authority to remove those who assist him in carrying out 
his duties.'' Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting 
Oversight Board, 561 U.S. 477, 513-514 (2010). ``Without such 
power, the President could not be held fully accountable for 
discharging his own responsibilities; the buck would stop 
somewhere else.'' Id. at 514.
    Ultimately, I have determined that the priorities of my 
Administration will be better implemented with this individual 
in this office. Therefore, I am apprising you of my intention 
to designate Mr. Schrank as Acting Inspector General of the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency, effective no less than 30 days 
from delivery of this message.
                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, December 1, 2025.

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