JOINT MEMORIAL · 2003–04 SESSION

SJM 8016: Federal surveillance

Petitioning the federal government to refrain from engaging in surveillance activities except for specific criminal investigations.

Summary

Requests that the United States Congress more carefully balance the need to effectively combat terrorism and the civil liberties and freedoms that we all value and enjoy by placing more safeguards and oversight on the implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act and the attempts by DARPA to accumulate and utilize data bases without oversight and protection.

From the Bill Digest (SJM 8016), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SJM 8016 (2025–26) Fairfax bridge closure · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJM 8016 (2019–20) Harbor maintenance tax · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJM 8016 (2017–18) Yakama, state ferry vessel · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8016 (2015–16) Constitutional convention · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8016 (2013–14) Crimson and Gray Cougar Hwy · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8016 (2011–12) US and Canada action plans · Passed Legislature · filed with Secretary of State
SJM 8016 (2009–10) Government spending policies · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8016 (2007–08) Impeachment/Bush & Cheney · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor