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The '''Patman Committee''' was a select committee which investigated tax-exempt foundations largely in the 1960s. Known as the Select Committee on Small Business and chaired by [[Texas]] liberal Democrat [[Wright Patman]] from 1955 to 1963,<ref>Grant, Jr., Philip A. (September 1, 1995). [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/patman-john-william-wright Patman, John William Wright (1893–1976)]. ''Texas State Historical Association''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> it sought to determine whether large foundations used their privileges for the purpose of [[tax evasion|evading taxes]].
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==References==
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[[Category:United States House of Representatives]]
[[Category:1950s]]
[[Category:1960s]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]