National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Expands fishing closed area in the Gulf of Mexico
University of Miami selected studies of climate change,
hurricanes and the coastal environment
May 29
Commerce
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
University of New Hampshire Coastal Response Research Center to study dispersant use and ecosystem impacts of dispersed oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Expands fishing closed area in the Gulf of Mexico
Assists with multi-agency effort to decontaminate ships passing through the oil spill
May 27
Interior
Statements of Secy. Salazar and resigned Minerals Management Services Director Birnbaum
Flow rate group provides preliminary best estimate of oil
spewing from the BP oil well
May 25
Commerce
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration
No fishing zone in the Gulf of Mexico is expanded
Secy. Locke announces fishery
failure determination in the Gulf of Mexico
Interior
Secy. Salazar calls Inspector General's report on
abuses in the Minerals Management Service "another reason to clean house"
May 24
Commerce
National Oceanic
& Atmospheric Administration
Baseline sampling of sediment, shellfish and water sets stage for BP oil spill damage assessment
May 19
Interior
Secy. Salazar
separates Mineral Management Service's three conflicting missions
Labor
Occupational Safety &
Health Administration
Distributes oil spill cleanup safety guides
May 18
Commerce
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration
Extends
no fishing area in Gulf of Mexico to include portion of the loop current
May 17
Homeland Security
Secy. Napolitano's testimony
to Senate committee on the nation's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Interior
Finalizes onshore oil and gas leasing reforms
Secy. Salazar and Homeland Security Secy. Napolitano issue joint
statement on the efforts to contain oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico
Letter from Secy. Salazar and Homeland Security Secy. Napolitano to BP CEO Tony Hayward
May 14
Interior
Endangered species questions are raised as part of BP oil spill reviews
Minerals Management Service's
procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act have come under
review
May 12
Interior
Secys. Salazar and Chu lead administration team offering federal scientific and technological support to BP engineers
May 11
Commerce
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration
Modifies
areas that are closed
to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Interior
Safety and environmental protection reforms will strengthen oversight of offshore oil and gas operations
May 7
Commerce
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
Expands commercial and recreational fishing closure in oil-affected portion of Gulf of Mexico
Defense
Air Force
Air Force officials support
Gulf Coast oil containment efforts
Interior
Secy. Salazar meets with BP officials and engineers to review
oil spill response efforts
May 5
Defense
National Guard
Secy. Gates approves funding for Guard units
that are engaged in Gulf of Mexico oil spill relief efforts
May 3
Commerce
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Commercial
and recreational fishing in oil spill-affected portion of the Gulf of Mexico
is closed
Defense
National Guard
Assisting with
Gulf Coast oil spill
Northern Command
Air Force C-130s, Navy equipment dispatched to support
Gulf Coast oil spill response
Labor
Occupational Safety &
Health Administration
Focuses on safety of workers as oil cleanup activities ramp up in Gulf Coast region
May 2
Defense
Air Force
Air Force C-130s, Navy equipment dispatched to support oil slick response
National Guard
Guard readies as Gulf braces for oil spill
Interior
Secy. Salazar launches full review of offshore drilling safety issues
during visit to the oil spill command centers on the Gulf Coast
Justice
Atty. General Holder dispatches team to monitor
Gulf offshore oil spill
April 27
Homeland Security
Secy. Napolitano and Interior Secy. Salazar launch investigation of Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico
July 1
Environmental Protection Agency
Agencies send directive to BP on oil spill waste management plan
June 29
Corporation for National & Community Service
Announces BP oil spill response plan
June 17
National Science Foundation
Mississippi River hydrology may help reduce
amount of Gulf oil spill reaching shore
June 16
Government Accountability Office
Oil spills: Cost of major spills may impact viability of
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
June 3
National Science Foundation
Awards grant to study impact of Gulf oil and methane spill on microbes
May 24
Environmental Protection Agency
Statement by Administrator Jackson on
dispersant use in the Gulf of Mexico
May 22
Environmental Protection Agency
Releases BP's response to directive on
dispersants
May 21
National Science Foundation
Gulf Oil spill: NSF awards rapid response grant to study microbe's natural degradation of oil
May 20
Environmental Protection Agency
Orders British Petroleum to use less toxic dispersant to breakup oil
spilled in the Gulf of Mexico
Posts underwater dispersant monitoring data; British Petroleum must constantly monitor dispersant used at leak source and provide data to the government
Letter from Administrator Jackson and DHS Secy. Napolitano to British
Petroleum CEO Hayward
Directive to BP on using less
toxic and more effective dispersants
May 18
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Jackson's statement to the Senate Environment
Committee on the federal response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
May 17
Environmental Protection Agency
Approves subsea use of dispersant to prevent Gulf Coast oil spill from reaching
shore
May 12
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator meets with Gulf
Coast region scientists on BP oil spill
May 10
Environmental Protection Agency
Updates BP spill Web site with information on dispersants
May 3
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Jackson wraps up tour of areas potentially impacted by
Gulf Coast oil spill
May 2
Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Jackson tours areas potentially impacted by
the Gulf Coast oil spill
Establishes
website on the Gulf Coast oil spill
June 30
Inslee, Jay WA
Authors legislation to mandate improvements in offshore drilling technology
June 25
Education & Labor Committee
Bureau of Energy (formerly the Minerals Management Service) should work with
OSHA to develop a process safety management regulation
Markey, Ed MA
Introduces legislation to fund research into new oil spill prevention and response technologies
June 24
Natural Resources Committee
Chairman unveils energy legislation to address the Gulf oil rig explosion and the future of America's domestic energy production
Oversight & Government Reform Committee - Minority
Ranking
member presses Interior Department for answers and documents on sand berm order and drilling moratorium
Cassidy, Bill LA
Calls for the response to Gulf oil spill to be guided by facts, not emotion
Markey, Ed MA
Questions why BP is exceeding dispersant directives and asks for an update on the analysis of the chemicals
June 23
Boustany, Charles LA
Opposes administration's move to re-impose moratorium on offshore
drilling
Boyd, Allen FL
Calls on President to establish emergency account to pay for
hurricane-related oil damages
Broun, Paul GA
Urges IRS to allow tax exemptions for Gulf oil spill victims who
are receiving compensation from BP
Carter, John TX
Introduces bill to waive Jones Act restrictions on Gulf oil cleanup
Reichert, Dave WA
Introduces legislation to provide construction workers and others with qualified
immunity when they respond to a declared disaster or emergency
Rooney, Thomas FL
Urges President Obama to waive the Jones Act and allow foreign vessels
to assist in the Gulf oil spill clean up
Sullivan, John OK
Court's decision on lifting the ban on offshore drilling was the right decision
June 22
Oversight & Government Reform Committee -Minority
Ranking
member says pursuing moratorium on offshore drilling without putting forward a plan to replace and retain Gulf region jobs is irresponsible
Boustany, Charles LA
Applauds court ruling to allow deepwater energy production again
Cassidy, Bill LA
Court's injunction that overturns President Obama's six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
is a "rational policy"
Neugebauer, Randy TX
Applauds court decision to block six-month deepwater drilling moratorium
Olson, Pete TX
Applauds judge's ruling on offshore drilling moratorium
June 21
Markey, Ed MA
Internal BP documents show worst case scenario for oil spill in the Gulf
could be up to 100,000 barrels of oil per day
Taylor, Gene MS
Lawmakers may broaden negligence definition in oil liability law
June 18
Judiciary Committee
Begins posting BP's daily reports to the Coast Guard on its claims process
Lamborn, Doug CO
Calls for answers into who altered a Department of the Interior report on the impacts of a six-month moratorium on offshore deepwater drilling
June 17
Connolly, Gerald VA
Authors legislation that requires full environmental study of offshore drilling plans
Kucinich, Dennis OH
What if the BP oil leak in the Gulf is unstoppable?
Putnam, Adam FL
Rep. Barton's comments in defense of BP are callous and inappropriate
June 16
Bishop, Tim NY
BP suspends dividend payments in response to public demand from Congress
Gingrey, Phil GA
Administration's response to Gulf oil spill is inadequate Pelosi, Nancy CA
Statement on BP setting up a $20 billion accountability fund
June 15
Cassidy, Bill LA
Introduces legislation to overturn President Obama's deepwater drilling moratorium
Mica, John FL
Expresses dismay that U.S.-flag vessels available to respond to the Gulf oil spill remain idle
Poe, Ted TX
Gulf Coast
congressional delegation urges end to offshore drilling moratorium
Polis, Jared CO
Joins House members calling on BP to direct dividends to
an escrow account for cleaning up the Gulf oil spill and compensating victims
Ross, Mike AR
Calls on executives from the five major oil companies to examine what went wrong and how to prevent another Gulf oil tragedy
Stearns, Cliff FL
Calls on Chairman of BP American to resign
June 14
Oversight & Government Reform Committee
Joint statement from
chair and ranking member after tour of the BP oil spill
Pingree, Chellie ME
Introduces legislation to collect royalties on the oil that has spilled from
BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico
June 13
Boehner, John OH
Says taxpayers shouldn't pay for BP cleanup costs or for salaries of public officials trying to shield Obama
administration from scrutiny over its role
Jackson Lee, Sheila TX
Unveils bill to address the Gulf oil spill
Stearns, Cliff FL
Urges Justice Department to determine if BP suppressed data on Gulf oil spill
June 10
Boustany, Charles LA
Urges responsible offshore energy production to continue
June 9
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee - Minority
Republicans urge BP to pay up after
learning that the emergency oil spill liability fund is nearly depleted
Cassidy, Bill LA
Louisiana delegation requests meeting with Interior Secretary on moratorium on deepwater energy production
June 8
Hodes, Paul NH
Calls on Congress to force BP
to start repaying taxpayers for oil spill cleanup costs
Markey, Ed MA
Demands BP release video to experts
Pomeroy, Earl ND
Calls on BP to cancel public relations campaign and payouts to shareholders until it has fulfilled its obligation to clean up the
Gulf oil spill
June 7
Capps, Lois CA
Calls for Spill Commission to have subpoena power to investigate the causes and effects of BP's oil spill in the Gulf
Cassidy, Bill LA
Asks President to reconsider
offshore drilling moratoriumRos-Lehtinen, Ileana FL
Demands that BP accelerate its claims process for affected Florida Keys businesses
June 4
Kucinich, Dennis OH
Introduces amendment to
ban political spending by companies with Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas
drilling leases
Markey, Ed MA
Halliburton President
denies responsibility for the oil spill even though company was working on the failed cement plug
June 3
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
Panel leaders call on federal agencies to enforce worker safety laws for the Gulf oil spill cleanup
Cao, Joseph LA
Federal government oks construction of six berms to protect Louisiana coastline from Gulf oil slick
Markey, Ed MA
Plans legislation to tap oil company profits to fund research and development of oil safety and spill response technologies
Nadler, Jerrold NY
Calls on EPA and OSHA to enforce workplace safety laws for Gulf oil spill cleanup
June 2
Price, Tom GA
Calls on President not to use the Gulf oil crisis to "cripple the economy"
May 27
Oversight & Government
Reform - Minority
Ranking member's statement regarding resignation of Minerals and
Management Service chief
Bachus, Spencer AL
Bureaucrats should not frustrate potential oil
spill cleanup efforts in Gulf Coast states by red tape
Capps, Lois CA
Demands BP protect cleanup workers, monitor
and report on all health problems, and protect the public's health
Nadler, Jerrold NY
Blasts continued use of toxic dispersants in Gulf cleanup
Pelosi, Nancy CA
Statement on President Obama's news conference on BP oil spill
May 25
Blunt, Roy MO
Calls on Interior Secretary to
protect Gulf Coast from oil spill
Cassidy, Bill LA
Introduces amendment to restrict the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to covering the cost of cleaning up
and compensating victims of oil spills
Pingree, Chellie ME
BP should pay royalties on oil
spilled into the Gulf in addition to paying for all the economic and
environmental damage caused by the spill
May 24
Markey, Ed MA
Statement on EPA's
oil dispersant announcement
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana FL
Urges businesses to file claims with BP for economic damages
May 21
Hall, John NY
Demands answers from BP president on use of
oil dispersants
May 20
Castor, Kathy FL
Re-files bill
that would prohibit oil drilling off the Gulf
Coast and Straights of Florida
Scalise, Steve LA
Leads delegation
in urging immediate approval of a sand barrier to prevent oil from entering Louisiana's marshes and wetlands
May 19
Cassidy, Bill LA
Seeks to prevent Congress from raiding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to pay for
unrelated programs
Kilroy, Mary Jo OH
Introduces resolution to require responsible parties to reimburse the federal government for all cleanup costs in the Gulf
of Mexico oil spill
Markey, Ed MA
Asks BP to post live feed of
Gulf of Mexico oil leak on website
May 17
Natural Resources Committee - Minority
Ranking member's statement regarding Bureau of Land Management's rules that
creates more hurdles to onshore oil and natural gas production on federal lands
May
12
Castor, Kathy FL
Exacts pledge from BP to talk with Florida officials
Putnam, Adam FL
Criticizes the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for helping to spread a false rumor that tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon oil leak had begun to appear on Florida beaches
Wu, David OR
Supports
a permanent ban on new offshore oil and natural gas drilling from platforms in federal waters near Oregon, California and Washington
May 11
Natural Resources Committee
Chairman's statement on
plan to split the Minerals Management Service into two agencies: one to enforce safety regulations and one to oversee leasing and royalty collections
Oversight & Government Reform Committee - Minority
Ranking member's statement on Interior
Dept. plan to split Minerals Management Service into two separate
agencies
May 9
Capps, Lois CA
Pushes for creation of
an independent non-partisan commission to investigate cause of oil spill
Crenshaw, Ander FL
Now is not the time to discuss expanding offshore drilling
Moran, Jim VA
Statement on Interior Department's suspension of oil and gas lease sale off Virginia's coast
May 4
Arcuri, Mike NY
Renews calls for cautious approach to natural gas drilling in upstate New York in light of Gulf
Coast oil spill
Burgess, Michael TX
Requests the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
to add Interior Secy. Salazar as a witness for the cause of the oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico
May 3
Oversight & Government Reform Committee - Minority
Ranking Member to investigate regulators
who are responsible for oversight of offshore drilling activity
Boehner, John OH
Statement on ongoing disaster caused by an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Boyd, Allen FL
Statement after meeting with Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator on the Gulf Coast oil spill
Putnam, Adam FL
Statement on Gulf
Coast oil spill
