 He served on various committees, including Judiciary and Public Lands.Taylor also sat on the sub-committee of the Committee on Territories that evaluated Hawaii for statehood.Commencing in 1946, Taylor travelled to Hawaii, conducted hearings, and briefed President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes on matters pertaining to statehood legislation which was enacted in 1959 as the Hawaii Admission Act.