Since Bill Pulte became acting director of national intelligence on June 19, he has been dividing his time among that role, his position as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and his chairmanship of both the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac boards.

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sent a letter to Pulte on Sunday questioning whether he can fulfill his Senate-confirmed housing responsibilities while also serving as acting director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

“Specifically, we are concerned that your capacity to address the nation’s worsening housing crisis has been significantly impaired by your serving in a role that has nothing to do with your responsibilities at FHFA,” they wrote.

In August 2025, Warren and Schumer had written to Pulte with eight suggested actions for the FHFA. This week’s letter requested a detailed summary of the agency’s progress and actions taken in response to those steps.

The senators also asked Pulte to account for how he has spent his time between FHFA and ODNI — including by providing specific calendars — since taking on the acting director role.

“If you are unwilling or unable to dedicate yourself fully to the role for which you were confirmed and help to lower housing costs for Americans, we would urge you to resign,” the senators wrote.

Since being named acting intelligence chief, Pulte has focused on workforce reductions within ODNI, which oversees 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.

On Sunday evening, Pulte posted on social media: “Since becoming Acting Director of National Intelligence, our team has been smartly, and carefully, reducing the size of ODNI, re-focusing ODNI on national security, the law, and the statute. As of this evening, we just finished a 4th round of thoughtful, measured layoffs. Thank you!”

The letter from the senators accused Pulte of being more interested in “serving the President’s political agenda rather than in lowering housing costs for American families.” They also claimed the dual roles raise questions about “potential abuses of authority, improper use of federal resources, and ability to safeguard confidential information — both as FHFA Director and as acting DNI.”

The FHFA did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the letter.

The senators requested Pulte’s official calendars by July 31, and a summary of the steps taken relating to their eight recommended steps no later than Aug. 7.

President Donald Trump’s permanent nominee for DNI is Manhattan-based U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. According to Reuters, the Senate is planning to hold a procedural vote Monday evening on whether to advance Clayton’s nomination, after which he could be confirmed within days.