DADS OF MICHIGAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
(PAC)
Legislative Update, Mission and Goals, PAC eNewsletters, Contact (Legislative) Directories (find your district and representative), Elections / Campaigns, Michigan Law, Michigan Legislature (schedules, calendars), U.S. Legislature, Legislative History
MISSION PURPOSE & GOALS
DADS OF MICHIGAN PAC 2008 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
DADS OF MICHIGAN PAC AGENDA 2008 NEWS RELEASE
PAC eNEWSLETTER
PAST PAC eNEWSLETTERS
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
PATERNITY RESOURCE CENTER
SHARED PARENTING RESOURCE CENTER
MICHIGAN FAMILY BILLS OF INTEREST
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
2006 LEGISLATION
2007 LEGISLATION
CONTACT DIRECTORIES
DADS OF MICHIGAN
PAC
MEDIA DIRECTORIES
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTORIES
NEWSPAPER LISTINGS
LEGISLATIVE
PETITION
Equal
Parenting Petition Drive 2004
The petition drive for an election
ballot question on Equal Parenting was launched in 2003.
DADS of Michigan PAC had 5 goals for the petition drive
and 4 of the 5 goals were achieved. The ballot petition
drive did not raise enough signatures. The key documents
can be found here.
ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS
This section will provide information
on upcoming elections and campaign issues.
Democratic Party
www.democrats.org
Democratic Party campaign information
Michigan Republican
(MIGOP)
www.migop.org
Michigan Republican campaign information.
Michigan Democratic
Party
http://www.mi-democrats.com/
Michigan Democratic campaign information
Precinct Delegate
Become a Precinct Delegate for your legislative district
and vote in your political party on important policy
and agenda issues. DADS of Michigan PAC is supporting
a state wide initiative to have a Precinct Delegate
in every legislative district. Sign up by completing
the form and sending to the DADS of Michigan address
on our home page. We will help ensure that this is correctly
registered, or you may register yourself. Precinct
Delegate Form,
Instruction.
Republican National
Committee
www.rnc.org
Information and news on national republican issues
MICHIGAN
LAW
Michigan Bill Search
www.michiganlegislature.org/
Search for a bill in the Michigan Legislature.
Michigan
Compiled Law Michigan (MCL)
www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=chapterindex
Search this web site to find Michigan law on family and children issues. Simply enter your keywords to search the entire MCL.
MICHIGAN
LEGISLATURE
Calendar
of Events and meetings
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=Calendars
Citizens Guide to Michigan Government
http://house.michigan.gov/citizens_guide.asp
This guide provides you the general information of how
the State of Michigan government works.
Committee
Schedule
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=CommitteeMeetings
Michigan
Court Rules
http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/rules/public/default.asp
Rules for the conduct of the Court, Supreme Court Cannon,
Rules of Evidence, and local court rules.
Send a letter of support to your Legislator.
Step #1: Find Your Representative
Step #2: Select your Representative from the list below to write your letter supporting public hearings for HB5267 http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
US
LEGISLATURE
Bradley Amendment: 42 USC Sec. 666 01/26/98
This is the fundamental US legislation that governs child support and paternity legislation. This is why states enforce child support, refuse retroactive child support orders, do not modify paternity orders, and much more..
http://www.ancpr.org/666.htm#BradleyAmendment
TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 7 - SOCIAL SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER IV - GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID AND SERVICES TO NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND FOR CHILD-WELFARE SERVICES
Part D - Child Support and Establishment of Paternity
Sec. 666. Requirement of statutorily prescribed procedures to improve effectiveness of child support enforcement.
Constitution of
the United States
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/index.html
Search the constitution and many Supreme Court interpretations
of the US Constitution.
Department of Health and Human Services
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/_/index.cfm
This department manages the federal programs on child support, welfare, family, marriage, etc.
Internal Revenue
Service
http://www.irs.gov/index.html
The IRS home page
Library of Congress:
Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Find a wealth of information and search capabilities
on the US Congress, legislation, bills, operations,
government resources, procedures. etc
U.S. Code (USC)
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
Complete a search of all the U.S. law at the above site. Try by entering in the blocks; title - 42, section - 666 |