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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
Among the six remaining members of the select committee following Cox's death and the release of the final report, Rep. Reece was unsatisfied with the scope of the investigation and was the only one to seek a do-over.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> The new Republican-majority House in 1953 voted to re-enact the committee,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> and Reece was put in charge. Simpson, both Hayses, Goodwin, and Forand voted against the resolution.<ref group=note>O'Toole retired from the House in January 1953. The House vote on the re-enactment resolution was later in July that year.</ref>
Among the six remaining members of the select committee following Cox's death and the release of the final report, Rep. Reece was unsatisfied with the scope of the investigation and was the only one to seek a do-over.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> The new Republican-majority House in 1953 voted to re-enact the committee,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref> and Reece was put in charge. Simpson, Hays, Goodwin, and Forand voted against the resolution.<ref group=note>O'Toole retired from the House in January 1953. The House vote on the re-enactment resolution was later in July that year.</ref>
A suggestion the Cox Committee report brought up was a potential investigation of foundations who used their privileges for the purpose of tax evasion:<ref name=libertyuniversity/><ref>''Final Report'', p. 13. Retrieved October 4, 2021.</ref>
A suggestion the Cox Committee report brought up was a potential investigation of foundations who used their privileges for the purpose of tax evasion:<ref name=libertyuniversity/><ref>''Final Report'', p. 13. Retrieved October 4, 2021.</ref>