| − | Reece was a member of the 1952 [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]], established by the House in April that year to investigate tax-exempt foundations and known during that congressional session as the '''[[Cox Committee]]''' after its chair [[Eugene E. Cox]]. | + | Reece was a member of the 1952 [[Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations]], established by the House in April that year to investigate tax-exempt foundations and known during that congressional session as the '''[[Cox Committee]]''' after its chair [[Eugene E. Cox]], a [[Democrat]] segregationist from [[Georgia. |
| | + | Due to family illnesses, Reece was absent for most of the hearings the Cox Committee conducted. Cox suddenly died in December 1952, and the final report which was soon released cleared the investigated foundations of any wrongdoing. Among the remaining committee members, only Reece sought a do-over, believing that the scope of the investigations were insufficient. |