In the aftermath of the event in 2010, regarding the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Oil Industry Company, BP, and its associates for violations under the Clean Water Act in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Lousiana - court that took the case to be heard, although BP and its associates intially wanted it to be heard at Houston.
The action FDR want congress to take is shown on this image
They wanted to ratify the Articles of Confederation.