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In early April 1952, Simpson voted "present" on a resolution which established the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/82-1952/h133 H RES 561. RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> He was appointed to the seven-member committee, which became known as the '''[[Cox Committee]]'''. The body conducted hearings and sent questionnaires to major foundations, though overall did not investigate very thoroughly.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/22/the-reece-committee-on-foundations-conspiratorial-nonsense-or-an-expose-of-a-threat-to-the-nation/ The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

In early April 1952, Simpson voted "present" on a resolution which established the [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/82-1952/h133 H RES 561. RESOLUTION CREATING A SELECT COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT AN INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> He was appointed to the seven-member committee, which became known as the '''[[Cox Committee]]'''. The body conducted hearings and sent questionnaires to major foundations, though overall did not investigate very thoroughly.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/22/the-reece-committee-on-foundations-conspiratorial-nonsense-or-an-expose-of-a-threat-to-the-nation/ The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>

Following the sudden death of committee chair [[Eugene Cox]] in December 1952, the committee's work was soon wrapped up. The final report exonerated the investigated foundations of any suspected [[subversion]], and was only fifteen pages long.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

Following the sudden death of committee chair [[Eugene Cox]] in December 1952, the committee's work was soon wrapped up. The final report, which Cox never saw, exonerated the investigated foundations of any suspected [[subversion]], and was only fifteen pages long.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

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