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| {{Short description|American politician (1934–2022)}} | |||
| {{redirect|Senator Hatch}} | |||
| {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2018}} | |||
| {{use American English|date=January 2018}} | |||
| {{Infobox officeholder | |||
| | name = Orrin Hatch | |||
| | image = Orrin Hatch, official 110th Congress photo.jpg | |||
| | caption = Official portrait, 2007 | |||
| | office = ] | |||
| | term_start = January 3, 2015 | |||
| | term_end = January 3, 2019 | |||
| | predecessor = ] | |||
| | successor = ] | |||
| | jr/sr7 = United States Senator | |||
| | state7 = ] | |||
| | term_start7 = January 3, 1977 | |||
| | term_end7 = January 3, 2019 | |||
| | predecessor7 = ] | |||
| | successor7 = ] | |||
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| | Senatorial positions | |||
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| | | office1 = Chair of the ] | |||
| | term_start1 = March 8, 2018 | |||
| | term_end1 = January 3, 2019 | |||
| | predecessor1 = ''Office established'' | |||
| | successor1 = ''Office abolished'' | |||
| | office2 = Chair of the ] | |||
| | term_start2 = January 3, 2015 | |||
| | term_end2 = January 3, 2019 | |||
| | predecessor2 = ] | |||
| | successor2 = Chuck Grassley | |||
| | office3 = Chair of the ] | |||
| | term_start3 = January 3, 2003 | |||
| | term_end3 = January 3, 2005 | |||
| | predecessor3 = Patrick Leahy | |||
| | successor3 = ] | |||
| | term_start4 = January 20, 2001 | |||
| | term_end4 = June 6, 2001 | |||
| | predecessor4 = Patrick Leahy | |||
| | successor4 = Patrick Leahy | |||
| | term_start5 = January 3, 1995 | |||
| | term_end5 = January 3, 2001 | |||
| | predecessor5 = ] | |||
| | successor5 = Patrick Leahy | |||
| | office6 = Chair of the ] | |||
| | term_start6 = January 3, 1981 | |||
| | term_end6 = January 3, 1987 | |||
| | predecessor6 = ] | |||
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| | birth_name = Orrin Grant Hatch | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|3|22}} | |||
| | birth_place = ], U.S. | |||
| | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|4|23|1934|3|22}} | |||
| | death_place = ], U.S. | |||
| | party = ] | |||
| | spouse = {{marriage|Elaine Hansen|1957}} | |||
| | children = 6 | |||
| | education = ] (])<br />] (]) | |||
| | awards = ] (2018)<br />] (2020) | |||
| | signature = Orrin Hatch Signature.svg | |||
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| '''Orrin Grant Hatch''' (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a ] from ] from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the ] ] U.S. senator in history, overtaking ], until ] surpassed him in 2023. | |||
| Hatch chaired the ] from 1981 to 1987. He served as chair of the ] from 1995 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005. On January 3, 2015, after the ] was sworn in, he became ]. He was chair of the ] from 2015 to 2019, and led efforts to pass the ]. | |||
| == Early life and education == | |||
| Orrin Grant Hatch was born in ],<!--also birth place given in official Congressional biography--> a suburb of ].<ref name = Helsel>{{cite news|url = https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/orrin-hatch-longest-serving-republican-us-senator-dies-88-rcna25728|title = Orrin Hatch, longest-serving Republican U.S. senator, dies at 88|work=]|last = Helsel|first = Phil|date = April 23, 2022|accessdate = April 23, 2022|archive-date = April 24, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220424011028/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/orrin-hatch-longest-serving-republican-us-senator-dies-88-rcna25728|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Tracey |first=Michael |url=https://www.salon.com/2012/08/29/hostile_takeover_ron_pauls_fans_react/ |title='Hostile takeover': Ron Paul's fans react |work=] |date=August 29, 2012 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |quote=I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. |archive-date=February 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210204910/http://www.salon.com/2012/08/29/hostile_takeover_ron_pauls_fans_react/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the son of Jesse Hatch (1904–1992), a metal lather,<ref name="Deseret">{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/7/6/19781926/the-two-lives-of-orrin-hatch|title=The two lives of Orrin Hatch|website=]|date=July 6, 2003|access-date=September 20, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920235904/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/510037850/The-two-lives-of-Orrin-Hatch.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and his wife Helen Frances Hatch (née Kamm; 1906–1995). Hatch had eight brothers and sisters, two of whom died during infancy.<ref name="cnn.com">{{cite news |first=Jane |last=Norman |url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/19/hatch.register/ |title=Versatile Hatch: He writes both laws and songs |date=October 17, 1999 |publisher=] |agency=] |access-date=September 20, 2018 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201050916/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/10/19/hatch.register/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hatch was profoundly affected by the loss of his older brother Jesse, a ] ] with the ] who was killed on February 7, 1945, when the ] he was aboard was shot down over ].<ref name="Deseret"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/346348-hatch-my-brother-didnt-die-fighting-hitler-for-nazis-to-go-unchallenged-today|title=Hatch: My brother didn't die fighting Hitler for Nazis to go unchallenged today|first=Brooke|last=Seipel|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813050303/http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/346348-hatch-my-brother-didnt-die-fighting-hitler-for-nazis-to-go-unchallenged-today|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/33948561/sen-orrin-hatchs-late-brother-honored-at-pentagon|title=Sen. Orrin Hatch's late brother honored at Pentagon|publisher=KSL|access-date=May 4, 2022|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813063743/https://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=33948561|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/581291/senator-receives-shadow-box-in-honor-of-brother/ |title=Senator receives shadow box in honor of brother |date=March 23, 2015 |agency=] |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813103646/http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/581291/senator-receives-shadow-box-in-honor-of-brother/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| Hatch, who grew up in poverty,<ref name="Niekirk">{{cite news |last=Niekirk |first=William |date=December 21, 1999 |title=Orrin Hatch: A Penchant for Pulling Off Upsets |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-12-21/news/9912210239_1_orrin-hatch-gun-control-senate-colleagues |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133534/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-12-21/news/9912210239_1_orrin-hatch-gun-control-senate-colleagues |url-status=dead}}</ref> was the first in his family to attend college; he attended ] and earned a ] in history in 1959. He also fought 11 bouts as an amateur boxer.<ref name="Deseret"/> In 1962, Hatch received a ] from the ].<ref name="Deseret"/> Hatch has stated that during law school, he and his young family resided in a refurbished chicken coop behind his parents' house.<ref name="Niekirk"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Lee |date=January 19, 1994 |title=Brother's Death Drove Hatch to Pack Two Lives into One |url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/1/29/19089186/brother-s-death-drove-hatch-to-pack-2-lives-into-1 |work=] |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072905/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/333589/BROTHERS-DEATH-DROVE-HATCH-TO-PACK-2-LIVES-INTO-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hatch worked as an attorney in Pittsburgh and moved to Utah in 1969, where he continued to practice law.<ref>{{cite news |last=Canham |first=Matt |date=January 31, 2012 |title=The Political Birth of Orrin Hatch |url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53359198&itype=cmsid |work=] |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143535/http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53359198&itype=cmsid |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| == Elections == | |||
| ]]] | |||
| In 1976, in his first run for public office, Hatch was elected to the ], defeating Democrat ], a three-term incumbent.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://kutv.com/news/local/timeline-40-years-as-senator-for-orrin-hatch|title=Timeline: 40 years as Senator for Orrin Hatch|first=Jennifer|last=Weaver|date=January 2, 2018|website=KUTV|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501031904/https://kutv.com/news/local/timeline-40-years-as-senator-for-orrin-hatch|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch criticized Moss's 18-year tenure in the Senate, saying, "What do you call a Senator who's served in office for 18 years? You call him home."<ref>{{cite web |author=Richard C. Young |url=http://www.richardcyoung.com/politics/election-2012-politics/tired-timid-troubling-dump-orrin-hatch/ |title=Time to Vote Dan Liljenquist, and Dump Orrin Hatch |publisher=Richard C Young |date=February 24, 2012 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-date=March 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325075632/http://www.richardcyoung.com/politics/election-2012-politics/tired-timid-troubling-dump-orrin-hatch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hatch ran on the promise of term limits<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.termlimits.com/orrin-hatch-elected-1976-flips-on-term-limits-runs-for-8th-term/|title=Orrin Hatch (Elected 1976) Flips on Term Limits, Runs for 8th Term – U.S. Term Limits|date=March 17, 2017|work=U.S. Term Limits|access-date=December 14, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920033011/https://www.termlimits.com/orrin-hatch-elected-1976-flips-on-term-limits-runs-for-8th-term/|url-status=live}}</ref> and argued that many senators, including Moss, had lost touch with their constituents.<ref name="76th">{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/3/22/20103826/on-orrin-hatch-s-76th-birthday-his-career-in-photos|title=On Orrin Hatch's 76th birthday: his career in photos|date=March 22, 2010|first=Marc|last=Haddock|access-date=May 3, 2022|work=]|archive-date=May 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505225026/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700018524/On-Orrin-Hatchs-76th-birthday-his-career-in-photos.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ]]] | |||
| In 1982, Hatch won re-election, defeating ], the ], by 17 points.<ref name="76th"/> He defeated Brian Moss (Frank Moss' son) by 35 points in 1988<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/64839/OWENS-PROPOSES-NAMING-COURTS-BUILDING-AFTER-MOSS.html|title=Owens Proposes Naming Courts Building After Moss|date=September 21, 1989|access-date=April 16, 2012|first=Lee|last=Davidson|work=]|archive-date=October 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185249/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/64839/OWENS-PROPOSES-NAMING-COURTS-BUILDING-AFTER-MOSS.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012.<ref name="auto"/> | |||
| ] | |||
| In 2000, ] for the Republican Party nomination for president. After finishing last in the ], Hatch withdrew his candidacy on January 27, 2000, and endorsed the eventual winner ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/27/us/the-2000-campaign-crushed-in-iowa-hatch-abandons-campaign-and-endorses-bush.html|title=The 2000 Campaign; Crushed in Iowa, Hatch Abandons Campaign and Endorses Bush|newspaper=]|agency=]|date=January 27, 2000|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=May 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520125752/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/27/us/the-2000-campaign-crushed-in-iowa-hatch-abandons-campaign-and-endorses-bush.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| === 2012 Senate election === | |||
| {{Main|2012 United States Senate election in Utah}} | |||
| After the defeat of Utah's Senator ] in 2010, conjecture began as to whether six-term Senator Hatch would retire in 2012. It was also speculated that Congressman ] would run against Hatch, though Chaffetz would later decline. In January 2011, Hatch announced his campaign for re-election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/2011/1/20/20168381/sen-orrin-hatch-will-seek-reelection |title=Sen. Orrin Hatch will seek reelection |publisher=] |date=January 20, 2011 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220162135/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700102384/Sen-Orrin-Hatch-will-seek-reelection.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, nine other Republicans, including former State Senator ] and then-State Legislator ], declared campaigns for U.S. Senator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://utahgop.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/ussenate/ |title=Election Results: U.S. Senate Candidates |publisher=Official blog for the Utah Republican Party |date=April 21, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2012 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425092605/http://utahgop.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/ussenate/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/2012-candidate-filings |title=2012 Candidate Filings |publisher=Utah Lieutenant Governor Elections |date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=May 9, 2012 |archive-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502074924/http://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/2012-candidate-filings |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| Having elected state delegates in mid-March, both the Democratic and Republican parties held conventions on April 21, with the possibilities to determine their nominees for the November general election. At the Republican convention, Hatch failed to get the 60% vote needed to clinch the Republican nomination, so he faced Liljenquist (the second-place finisher) in the June 26 primary.<ref name=April21ConvDeseret /> Hatch won the primary easily.<ref>{{cite web |author=Dennis Romboy |url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/6/27/20421150/sen-orrin-hatch-easily-wins-primary-election-against-former-state-sen-dan-liljenquist |title=Sen. Orrin Hatch easily wins primary election against former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist |publisher=] |date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903185226/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765586210/US-Sen-Orrin-Hatch-wins-Utah-Republican-primary.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was Hatch's first primary competition since his election in 1976. The Democratic convention chose former state senator and ] executive ] as the Democratic Party candidate. Hatch defeated Howell, receiving 65.2% of the vote to Howell's 30.2%.<ref name=April21ConvDeseret>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/4/21/20501625/sen-orrin-hatch-forced-into-primary-for-first-time-since-76-faces-dan-liljenquist-in-june |title=Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary for first time since '76, faces Dan Liljenquist in June |date=April 21, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |work=] |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512021507/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554450/Hatch-Liljenquist-locked-into-second-round-of-voting-for-GOP-nomination.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| === 2016 presidential endorsements === | |||
| In the 2016 presidential election, Hatch originally supported former Florida Governor ] and later endorsed Florida Senator ] once Bush ended his campaign. On May 12, 2016, after ] became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Hatch endorsed him.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hellmann|first1=Jessie|title=Hatch endorses Trump after meeting|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279726-gop-sen-hatch-endorses-trump/|access-date=October 10, 2016|work=]|date=May 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022022101/http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/279726-gop-sen-hatch-endorses-trump|archive-date=2016-10-22|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 27, 2016, after Trump suggested that a federal judge ] was biased against Trump because of his Mexican heritage, Hatch said: "From what I know about Trump, he's not a racist but he does make a lot of outrageous statements ... I think you can criticize a judge but it ought to be done in a formal way" and said that Trump's statements were not so inappropriate that he would rescind his support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/orrin-hatch-trump-not-racist|title=Sen. Hatch: Trump Isn't 'Racist,' He Just Says 'Outrageous' Things|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143039/http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/orrin-hatch-trump-not-racist|archive-date=2017-08-13|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2016}} On October 7, 2016, following the ], Hatch described Trump's comments as "offensive and disgusting" and said that " is no excuse for such degrading behavior. All women deserve to be treated with respect."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4444721&itype=CMSID|title=Utah Gov. Herbert and Rep. Chaffetz pull Trump endorsements, Huntsman says Trump should drop out after explicit video leaks|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728152942/http://www.sltrib.com/news/4444721-155/after-video-huntsman-says-it-is|archive-date=2017-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch maintained his endorsement of Trump's candidacy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2016/oct/31/sen-orrin-hatch-reaffirms-support-for-trump-says-he-wont-waste-vote-on-evan-mcmullin/|title=Sen. Orrin Hatch reaffirms support for Trump, says he won't waste vote on Evan McMullin|work=Daily Herald|last=England|first=Katie|date=October 31, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107142206/http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/sen-orrin-hatch-reaffirms-support-for-trump-says-he-won/article_6429b90a-0afd-5f97-b029-7ca56223b9b3.html|archive-date=2016-11-07|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| == U.S. Senate tenure == | |||
| ] and Senator ] in 2017]] | |||
| Hatch took office as a U.S. senator on January 3, 1977.<ref name="KSL">{{cite web|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/46231074/looking-back-at-sen-hatchs-career-longest-serving-senators-in-us-history|title=Looking back at Sen. Hatch's career; longest-serving senators in US history|website=KSL|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501025937/https://www.ksl.com/article/46231074/looking-back-at-sen-hatchs-career-longest-serving-senators-in-us-history|url-status=live}}</ref> He chaired the ] from 1981 to 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/25945/HATCH-GARNERS-APPROVAL-FROM-THE-FDA.html|title=Harch Garners Approval' from the FDA|date=December 6, 1988|website=]|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501031907/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/25945/HATCH-GARNERS-APPROVAL-FROM-THE-FDA.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also served as chair of the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://politi.co/2OER55V|title=Senate Republicans' Ugly Nominations Agenda|first=Chuck|last=Schumer|website=] Magazine|date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424010556/https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/04/02/senate-republicans-nominations-agenda-226463/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite web|date=2018-11-16|title=Grassley Says He'll Become Chairman of Senate Finance Committee|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-16/grassley-chairman-senate-finance-committee|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Bloomberg.com|archive-date=September 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902234304/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-16/grassley-chairman-senate-finance-committee|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| In September 1989, Hatch was one of nine Republican senators appointed by Senate Republican Leader ] to negotiate a dispute with Democrats over the financing of President George HW | |||
| Bush's anti-drug plan that called for spending $7.8 billion by the following year as part of the president's efforts to address narcotics nationwide and abroad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/14/Senate-drug-funding-dispute-threatens-money-bills/3024621748800/|title=Senate drug funding dispute threatens money bills|first=Steve|last=Gerstel|date=September 14, 1989|publisher=UPI|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162802/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/14/Senate-drug-funding-dispute-threatens-money-bills/3024621748800/|archive-date=2018-11-25|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch long expressed interest in serving on the ].<ref name="WhoRunsGov-WhyHeMatters">{{cite web |url=http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Orrin_G._Hatch |title=Why He Matters |author=Beth Marlowe |date=February 4, 2011 |work=Who Runs Gov |access-date=February 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306110537/http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Orrin_G._Hatch |archive-date=2011-03-06 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was reported that he was on ]'s short list of candidates to succeed ] on the Supreme Court, but was passed over at least in part because of the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/28/us/inside-fight-seen-over-court-choice.html |title=Inside Fight Seen over Court Choice |work=] |date=June 28, 1987 |first=Irvin |last=Molotsky |access-date=2019-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826171006/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/28/us/inside-fight-seen-over-court-choice.html |archive-date=2018-08-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite that, he vocally supported ], who was nominated for the vacancy instead.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/11/us/hatch-assails-aba-over-vote-on-bork.html |title=Hatch Assails ABA over Vote on Bork |work=] |date=September 11, 1987 |first=Kenneth B. |last=Noble |access-date=2019-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928164110/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/11/us/hatch-assails-aba-over-vote-on-bork.html |archive-date=2018-09-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| Hatch "worked across the aisle to pass landmark legislation, including the ] and the Children's Health Insurance Program".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/418511-one-last-fight-for-sen-hatch|title=One last fight for Sen. Orrin Hatch|first=Cathi|last=Kulat|date=November 27, 2018|website=]|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502062840/https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/418511-one-last-fight-for-sen-hatch|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 1991 confirmation hearings regarding the Supreme Court nomination of ], Hatch "famously defended Thomas ... by reading aloud from '']'' to suggest ] lifted details of her sexual harassment allegations from the horror book".<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/00861a8caa3f4d34b7768af271a2c0a0|title=Orrin Hatch ends 4-decade Senate run as unique GOP voice|first=Lindsay|last=Whitehurst|date=January 4, 2019|website=]|access-date=May 2, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501025927/https://apnews.com/00861a8caa3f4d34b7768af271a2c0a0|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| On January 3, 2015, after the ] was sworn in, Hatch became ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/news/1787743-155/hatch-senate-presidency-president-sen-chamber|title=Utah's Sen. Orrin Hatch to be 3rd in line for the presidency|first=Thomas|last=Burr|date=November 5, 2014|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=November 6, 2014|archive-date=May 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519031125/http://www.sltrib.com/news/1787743-155/hatch-senate-presidency-president-sen-chamber|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch was absent from the 2017 Inauguration Day festivities. At the request of President-elect Donald Trump, he agreed to serve as ] during the inauguration and was kept at a secure, undisclosed location.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671497/As-designated-survivor-Hatch-was-far-from-Trump-inauguration.html|title=As 'designated survivor,' Hatch was far from Trump inauguration|first=Tad|last=Walch|date=January 20, 2017|website=]|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501030717/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671497/As-designated-survivor-Hatch-was-far-from-Trump-inauguration.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| On December 25, 2017, '']'' published an editorial entitled "Why Orrin Hatch is Utahn of the Year". The newspaper described its criteria for the designation as "Utahn of the Year" as "the Utahn who, over the past 12 months, has done the most. Has made the most news. Has had the biggest impact. For good or for ill."<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribune Editorial: Why Orrin Hatch is Utahn of the Year|url=http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2017/12/25/tribune-editorial-why-orrin-hatch-is-utahn-of-the-year/|access-date=December 26, 2017|publisher=Salt Lake Tribune|date=December 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225232101/http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2017/12/25/tribune-editorial-why-orrin-hatch-is-utahn-of-the-year/|archive-date=2017-12-25|url-status=live}}</ref> The editorial criticized Hatch for his role in the size reduction of the ] and the passage of the ] and accused him of lacking integrity.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Salam|first1=Maya|title=Orrin Hatch Says He's 'Grateful' for Biting Editorial That Suggested He Resign|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/us/politics/orrin-hatch-salt-lake-tribune.html|access-date=December 26, 2017|work=]|date=December 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061627/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/26/us/politics/orrin-hatch-salt-lake-tribune.html|archive-date=2017-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch announced on January 2, 2018, that he would retire from the Senate instead of seeking ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Seitz-Wald |first=Alex |date=January 2, 2018 |title=Sen. Orrin Hatch to retire, opening door for Romney |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/utah-republican-sen-orrin-hatch-retire-romney-could-run-n834091 |work=] |access-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-date=June 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616102848/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/utah-republican-sen-orrin-hatch-retire-romney-could-run-n834091 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hatch retired from the Senate on January 3, 2019,<ref name="auto1"/> having served there for 42 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/04/11/best-way-fight-religious/|title=Intolerance toward religion is 'insidious' and 'fashionable,' says speaker at event hosted by Utah's Orrin Hatch|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=May 1, 2019|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501025929/https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/04/11/best-way-fight-religious/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of his retirement announcement, he was the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Utah history (having eclipsed previous record-holder ] in 2007),<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604103900/http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/UT/UT.htm |date=2011-06-04 }} "The Associated Press," November 8, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2022</ref> the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator in the history of Congress,<ref name="KSL"/> and also one of the longest-serving Republican members of Congress in the history of the United States. In the latter distinction, Hatch was surpassed in length of service by fellow senators ] and ], who joined the Republican Party in 1964, and was later surpassed by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/04/27/orrin-hatch-be-honored/|title=Orrin Hatch to be honored at the Utah Capitol before funeral}}</ref> | |||
| === Political positions and votes === | |||
| ====Abortion==== | |||
| Hatch was strongly opposed to ] and is the author of the ] proposed to the ], which states that there is no constitutional right to abortion and would empower the states to restrict abortion as they see fit.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Hatch Amendment |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/03/12/the-hatch-amendment/9a716c7a-8f28-490c-a100-36943fdf1ff5/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |newspaper=] |date=March 12, 1982 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513135523/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/03/12/the-hatch-amendment/9a716c7a-8f28-490c-a100-36943fdf1ff5/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Granberg |first1=Donald |last2=Burlison |first2=James |title=The Abortion Issue in the 1980 Elections |journal=Family Planning Perspectives |date=1983 |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=231–238 |doi=10.2307/2135282 |jstor=2135282 |pmid=6653742 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2135282 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424182402/https://www.jstor.org/stable/2135282 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ==== Anti-terrorism ==== | |||
| ] following the ].]] | |||
| In 1995, Hatch was the leading figure behind the Senate's ], to a large extent a response to the ]. Elements of the bill were criticised by the ] and ] on civil liberties grounds, especially the new limits imposed on ] in capital cases.<ref>{{cite book|title=American Jewish Year Book|year=1997|publisher=American Jewish Committee|location=New York|isbn=0-87495-111-9|url=https://archive.org/details/americanjewishye00amer|url-access=registration|page=}}</ref> | |||
| As a senior member of the ], Hatch was also instrumental in the 2008 ]. He said, "This bipartisan bill will help defeat terrorism and keep America safe. No, the legislation is not perfect, but it ensures that the increased expansion of the judiciary into foreign intelligence gathering doesn't unnecessarily hamper our intelligence community."<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hatch Lauds Passage of FISA Modernization Act |url=https://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.View&PressRelease_id=0d432a46-1b78-be3e-e0e4-97855ddb539b |publisher=Orrin Hatch |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=November 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105013804/http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.View&PressRelease_id=0d432a46-1b78-be3e-e0e4-97855ddb539b |archive-date=2010-11-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ==== Bailouts ==== | |||
| Hatch voted in favor of the ] that established the ] (TARP).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2008-213 |title=Senate Vote On Passage: H.R. 1424 ]. I believe we would have gone into a depression."<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Cillizza|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/hatch-says-bailout-vote-averte.html|newspaper=]|title=Hatch tells CPAC that bailout vote averted depression|location=Washington DC|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112043558/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/hatch-says-bailout-vote-averte.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| He voted against the renewal of TARP in 2009, and the renewal was voted down by 10 votes in the Senate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Karl |first1=Jonathan |title=Obama Wins $350B Senate TARP Vote |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Economy/story?id=6654133&page=1 |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=] |agency=] |publisher=Walt Disney Television |date=15 January 2009}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch voted in favor of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR3221: |title=Bill Summary & Status – 110th Congress (2007–2008) – H.R.3221 |publisher=Thomas (Library of Congress) |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212130525/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR3221: |archive-date=2012-12-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> The bill authorized $300 billion to guarantee mortgages and restore confidence in ] and ].<ref>]</ref> | |||
| ==== Balanced budget amendment ==== | |||
| {{Main|Balanced budget amendment}} | |||
| Hatch was a longtime advocate of amending the ] to require that total spending of the federal government for any fiscal year not exceed total receipts.<ref name="DeseretNews-20110116">{{cite news |title=Sen. Orrin Hatch sponsors balanced-budget amendment for 17th time |work=] |author=Jamshid Ghazi Askar |date=January 27, 2011 |url=https://www.deseret.com/2011/1/27/20169498/sen-orrin-hatch-sponsors-balanced-budget-amendment-for-17th-time |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005004314/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/700104011/Sen-Orrin-Hatch-sponsors-balanced-budget-amendment-for-17th-time.html |archive-date=2018-10-05 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SLTrib-20110116">{{cite news |title=Hatch pushes balanced budgets – again |work=] |date=January 16, 2011 |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51052567&itype=CMSID |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022084611/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51052567-76/hatch-budget-balanced-amendment.html.csp |archive-date=2016-10-22 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| During his time in the Senate, Hatch sponsored a balanced budget amendment 17 times—4 times as lead sponsor and 13 times as a co-sponsor.<ref name="DeseretNews-20110116" /> He also voted in favor of passing a Balanced Budget Amendment on at least nine occasions.<ref name="RPC-BBA-1997">{{cite web|title=S.J.Res. 1 – Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment|work=Legislative Notice|publisher=] |url=http://rpc.senate.gov/releases/1997/v5.htm|access-date=February 12, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206205938/http://rpc.senate.gov/releases/1997/v5.htm|archive-date=February 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="107-SJRes1">{{cite web|title =Bill Summary & Status 105th Congress (1997–1998) S.J.RES.1|work=]|publisher =]|url =http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:s.j.res.00001:|access-date =February 12, 2011|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20151016231545/http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:s.j.res.00001:|archive-date =2015-10-16|url-status =live}}</ref> Hatch's proposed amendment passed the House of Representatives in 1997, but failed to pass the Senate by the required two-thirds majority by one vote to move on the states for ratification.<ref name="DeseretNews-20110116" /><ref name="105-Vote24">{{cite web|title=Vote Summary: On the Joint Resolution (S.J.Res.1), Vote Number: 24|work=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105th Congress – 1st Session|publisher=]|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00024|access-date=February 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211201938/http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00024|archive-date=2011-02-11|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Bank of Credit and Commerce International ==== | |||
| {{Main|Bank of Credit and Commerce International}} | |||
| In January 1990, the federal judge in a case against the ] (BCCI) accepted a 1989 plea bargain offered to the bank by the ]. The bank was to pay $15 million in fines and only admit that it had laundered drug money. Afterward, Hatch presented an impassioned defense of the bank in a speech on the Senate floor. It had been largely written for him by the bank's attorney ]. Hatch said, "The case arose from the conduct of a small number of B.C.C.I.'s more than 14,000 employees." Since 1989, Hatch and his aide, Michael Pillsbury, had been involved in efforts to counter the negative publicity that surrounded the bank. Hatch had also solicited the bank to approve a $10 million loan to a close friend, ]. In 1991, B.C.C.I. was shut down after regulators accused it of one of the biggest international financial frauds in history. Law enforcement officials accused the bank of making bribes throughout the third world to arrange government deposits. ], a former presidential advisor and Defense Secretary, and Altman, his law partner, were charged with taking bribes from B.C.C.I., in exchange for concealing its illegal ownership of First American Bankshares, a Washington holding company which Clifford chaired. Both had denied the charges, which were filed in New York State and Federal courts.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928165734/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/26/business/lawmaker-s-defense-of-bcci-went-beyond-speech-in-senate.html |date=2018-09-28 }}, '']'', Dean Baquet and Jeff Gerth, August 26, 1992. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref> In 1992, in a "Report to the ] of the United States Senate", prepared by committee members, U.S. Senators ] (D-MA) and ] (R-CO), noted that a key strategy of "BCCI's successful secret acquisitions of U.S. banks in the face of regulatory suspicion was its aggressive use of a series of prominent Americans," Clifford amongst them.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115233413/https://fas.org/irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/ |date=2019-01-15 }}. A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, by Senator John Kerry and Senator Hank Brown. December 1992. 102d Congress 2d Session Senate Print 102–140</ref> The relationship with Hourani included the receipt of campaign contributions laundered through his employees, for which Hourani was fined $10,000, as well as his purchase of 1,200 CDs of Hatch's songs, for which Hatch received $3 to $7 each, and the management of a blind trust for Hatch. These led to a Senate Ethics Committee investigation, by which Hatch was eventually cleared.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hatch's pal getting him into hot water again |url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/8/27/19744317/hatch-s-pal-getting-him-into-hot-water-again|author=Lee Davidson|website=] |access-date=May 5, 2022 |date=August 27, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927185514/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/1006081/Hatchs-pal-getting-him-into-hot-water-again.html |archive-date=2018-09-27 }}</ref> | |||
| ==== Health care reform ==== | |||
| Hatch opposed President ]'s health reform legislation; he voted against the ] in December 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396|title=U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress – 1st Session|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718202033/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396|archive-date=2011-07-18|url-status=live}}</ref> and he voted against the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00105|title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home: Votes: Roll Call Vote|publisher=United States Senate|work=Senate.gov|access-date=August 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804082122/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=2&vote=00105|archive-date=2010-08-04|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch argued that the insurance mandate found in the legislation was not in the category that can be covered by the ] since it regulates the decision to engage in commercial activity rather than regulating the activity itself. He therefore regarded the Act as unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/133985-the-individual-mandate-is-unconstitutional-sen-orrin-hatch|title=The individual mandate is unconstitutional (Sen. Orrin Hatch)|access-date=July 10, 2011|date=December 16, 2010|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107104741/http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/133985-the-individual-mandate-is-unconstitutional-sen-orrin-hatch|archive-date=2011-01-07|url-status=live}}</ref> NPR called Hatch a "flip-flopper" on this issue since in 1993 Hatch co-sponsored a bill along with 19 other Senate Republicans that included an individual insurance mandate as a means to combat healthcare legislation proposed by New York Senator ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rovner |first=Julie |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123670612 |title=Republicans Spurn Once-Favored Health Mandate |publisher=]|date=February 15, 2010 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081833/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123670612 |archive-date=2012-01-17 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2013/nov/15/ellen-qualls/aca-gop-health-care-plan-1993/|title=Is the ACA the GOP health care plan from 1993?|newspaper=]|access-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118044804/http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2013/nov/15/ellen-qualls/aca-gop-health-care-plan-1993/|archive-date=2017-01-18|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Hatch said that Obamacare supporters were "the stupidest, dumbass people I've ever met".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/03/01/utah-sen-orrin-hatch-calls-obamacare-supporters-the-stupidest-dumbass-people-ive-ever-met/|title=Utah's Sen. Orrin Hatch calls Obamacare supporters 'the stupidest, dumbass people I've ever met'|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302182356/https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/03/01/utah-sen-orrin-hatch-calls-obamacare-supporters-the-stupidest-dumbass-people-ive-ever-met/|archive-date=2018-03-02|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch was one of the first senators to suggest that the individual mandate was unconstitutional and promised to work on dismantling it when he becomes the Finance Committee Chairman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hatchforsenate.com/issues/repeal-obamacare |title=Repeal ObamaCare |website=Hatch For Senate |access-date=January 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423094544/http://www.hatchforsenate.com/issues/repeal-obamacare |archive-date=April 23, 2012 }}</ref> Hatch was part of the group of 13 senators drafting the ] of the ] behind closed doors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/politics/senate-republican-health-care-men/index.html|title=GOP defends having no women in health care group|last1=Bash|first1=Dana|last2=Fox|first2=Lauren|date=May 9, 2017|website=]|access-date=June 14, 2017|last3=Barrett|first3=Ted|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614131347/http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/politics/senate-republican-health-care-men/index.html|archive-date=2017-06-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/claire-mccaskill-senate-gop-healthcare-bill-secrecy-attack-2017-6|title='We have no idea what's being proposed': Democratic senator gives impassioned speech on GOP healthcare bill secrecy|last=Bryan|first=Bob|date=June 9, 2017|work=]|access-date=June 17, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615095821/http://www.businessinsider.com/claire-mccaskill-senate-gop-healthcare-bill-secrecy-attack-2017-6|archive-date=2017-06-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-13/senate-republicans-writing-obamacare-repeal-behind-closed-doors|title=Senate Republicans Are Writing Obamacare Repeal Behind Closed Doors|last=Litvan|first=Laura|date=June 13, 2017|work=]|access-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614064252/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-13/senate-republicans-writing-obamacare-repeal-behind-closed-doors|archive-date=2017-06-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/9/15763926/senate-republican-health-care-plan-path|title=Senate Republicans are closer to repealing Obamacare than you think|last=Scott|first=Dylan|date=June 9, 2017|work=]|access-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619154055/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/9/15763926/senate-republican-health-care-plan-path|archive-date=2017-06-19|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ], Dr. ] (far right), Elizabeth Koop (left), and HHS Secretary ] (right) (November 16, 1981)]] | |||
| In 2003, Hatch supported the ] prescription drug benefit plan known as ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00262|title=U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote|access-date=July 10, 2011|publisher=United States Senate|work=Senate.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220174000/https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00262|archive-date=2011-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/11/25/senate_nears_passage_of_new_medicare_drug_benefit/ |title=Senate nears passage of new Medicare drug benefit |work=] |first=Susan |last=Milligan |date=November 25, 2003 |access-date=2019-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034751/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/11/25/senate_nears_passage_of_new_medicare_drug_benefit/ |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> Responding to criticism of the legislation during the 2009 debate on health care reform, Hatch said that in 2003 "it was standard practice not to pay for things" and that although there was concern at the time about increasing the deficit, supporting the bill was justified because it "has done a lot of good".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091225/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_deficit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115064248/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091225/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_deficit|title=Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate|publisher=]|first=Charles|last=Babington|agency=]|date=December 25, 2009|archive-date=January 15, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| On March 25, 2014, Hatch cosponsored the ] in the Senate. The bill that would amend the ] to ] the ] Program through FY2019.<ref name=2154sum>{{cite web|title=S. 2154 – Summary|url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2154|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911205911/https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2154|archive-date=2014-09-11|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill would authorize ] of about $20 million in 2015 and $101 million over the 2015–2019 period.<ref name=cbo2154>{{cite web|title=CBO – S. 2154|date=July 28, 2014|url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45598|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|access-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911220459/http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45598|archive-date=2014-09-11|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch argued that "children require specialized medical care, and that specialized care comes with unique challenges. The EMSC program helps ensure that some of our country's most vulnerable have access to the care they need, and I've been proud to support it all these years."<ref name=CaseyPR>{{cite web|title=Casey, Hatch Introduce Reauthorization of Emergency Medical Services for Children Program|url=http://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-hatch-introduce-reauthorization-of-emergency-medical-services-for-children-program|publisher=Office of Senator Robert P. Casey Jr.|access-date=September 11, 2014|date=March 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911195125/http://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/releases/casey-hatch-introduce-reauthorization-of-emergency-medical-services-for-children-program|archive-date=2014-09-11|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Immigration ==== | |||
| Hatch was one of the architects and advocates of the expansion of ]s and has generally been an advocate of tougher enforcement immigration policy including voting for 1,500 new law enforcement agents to patrol the United States' borders. His 2010 Immigration Bill titled Strengthening Our Commitment to Legal Immigration and America's Security Act has received the support of the ] (CIS).<ref>{{cite web |last=Kephart |first=Janice |url=http://www.cis.org/kephart/hatch-bill |title=Senator Hatch Drops a Helpful and Thoughtful Border Security Bill |publisher=Center for Immigration Studies |date=October 3, 2010 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308100806/http://www.cis.org/kephart/hatch-bill |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also proposed the ], which would provide a pathway to citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants, who were children when their parents came to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rs9.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:SN01291: |title=Bill Summary & Status – 107th Congress (2001–2002) – S.1291 |publisher=THOMAS (Library of Congress) |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218165321/http://rs9.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:SN01291: |archive-date=2015-02-18 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| Hatch critiqued President ]'s 2017 ] to temporarily suspend immigration from seven Muslim countries until better screening methods are devised. He reflected on his own family's immigration history and described the order as placing "unnecessary burdens" on families.<ref name="Farber">{{cite web|last1=Farber|first1=Madeline|title=Here Are the Republicans Who Have Criticized President Trump's Immigration Ban|url=http://fortune.com/2017/01/29/donald-trump-immigration-ban-republicans/|website=]|access-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130230747/http://fortune.com/2017/01/29/donald-trump-immigration-ban-republicans/|archive-date=2017-01-30|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Judicial nominations ==== | |||
| ] in 2005]] | |||
| As ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Hatch fought hard to get conservative judges nominated to the Supreme Court. He took a leading role in the Senate confirmation hearings of ] in October 1991. He was also a strong supporter of ] during Bybee's confirmation hearings for a seat on the ], stating "I've seen a lot of people around and a lot of judges and I don't know of anybody who has any greater qualifications or any greater ability in the law than you have."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=3614&updaterx=2009-04-25+02%3A15%3A24|title=The Real News|date=July 22, 2016 |access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4194186&itype=NGPSID| title=Hatch Says Demo Win Could Help Terrorists| publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune| date=August 17, 2006| access-date=May 5, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301174142/http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4194186| archive-date=March 1, 2007| df=mdy-all}}</ref> | |||
| Nevertheless, in 1993, Hatch recommended ], whom he knew personally, to President ] to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, even as he knew she was a political liberal. Clinton had not previously considered Ginsburg, and Hatch, as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, assured him that a Ginsburg confirmation would go smoothly.<ref>{{cite book|first=Orrin|last=Hatch|title=Square Peg: Confessions of a Citizen Senator|year=2002|url=https://archive.org/details/squarepegconfess00hatc_0|url-access=registration|publisher=Basic Books|page=|isbn=0465028675}}</ref> Ginsburg was ultimately confirmed 96–3 in the Senate. | |||
| With regards to the ] being used to stall President Barack Obama's ], Hatch voted against the ], which eliminated the use of the filibuster on executive branch nominees and judicial nominees other than to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/us/politics/reid-sets-in-motion-steps-to-limit-use-of-filibuster.html|title=In Landmark Vote, Senate Limits Use of the Filibuster|work=]|first=Jeremy W.|last=Peters|date=November 21, 2013|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040651/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/us/politics/reid-sets-in-motion-steps-to-limit-use-of-filibuster.html|archive-date=2019-01-31|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, Hatch argued that the filibuster should be restored, saying: "We should get it back to where it was. You can see the destruction that has happened around here."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/senate-confirmation-battles-111402.html|title=Confirmation battles are back|publisher=]|author=Burgess Everett|date=September 28, 2014|access-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007011957/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/senate-confirmation-battles-111402.html|archive-date=2014-10-07|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2014, after the Republicans retook control of the Senate following the ], Hatch wrote in '']'' that "if Republicans re-establish the judicial-nomination filibuster, it would remain in place only until the moment that a new Democratic majority decided that discarding the rule again would be useful" and called for "the next Republican president to counteract President Obama's aggressive efforts to stack the federal courts in favor of his party's ideological agenda" by nominating conservative judges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/orrin-g-hatch-and-c-boyden-gray-after-harry-reid-the-gop-shouldnt-unilaterally-disarm-1415232867|title=After Harry Reid, the GOP Shouldn't Unilaterally Disarm|publisher=]|author1=Orrin Hatch|author2=C. Boyden Gray|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109085614/http://online.wsj.com/articles/orrin-g-hatch-and-c-boyden-gray-after-harry-reid-the-gop-shouldnt-unilaterally-disarm-1415232867|archive-date=2014-11-09|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| As an opponent of the confirmation of ], Hatch submitted to the '']'' an opinion piece stating that, after meeting with Garland, his opinion on blocking Garland had not changed; the piece was published prior to Hatch's meeting with Garland.<ref name=anachronism> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926113158/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-garland-idUSKCN0YH26W |date=2018-09-26 }}, by Lawrence Hurley, at ]; published May 26, 2016; retrieved June 5, 2016</ref> On March 13, 2016, regarding the nomination of Supreme Court candidates by Obama, Hatch stated "a number of factors have led me to conclude that under current circumstances the Senate should defer the confirmation process until the next president is sworn in."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2016/3/13/20584556/orrin-hatch-doing-our-duty-supreme-court-nomination|title=Orrin Hatch: Doing our duty: Supreme Court nomination|website=]|date=March 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930004309/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865649951/Orrin-Hatch-Doing-our-duty-Supreme-Court-nomination.html|archive-date=September 30, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Intellectual property ==== | |||
| Hatch was long a proponent of expanding ] rights and in 1997 introduced the Senate version of the ].<ref name=copyright>Orrin Hatch, "Toward a Principled Approach to Copyright Legislation at the Turn of the Millennium". ''University of Pittsburgh Law Review'' 59 (1998), pp. 719–757.</ref> Hatch believed that intellectual property laws should, in general, more closely mirror real property laws, and offer greater protections to authors and creators.<ref name=copyright /> | |||
| Hatch caused an overnight controversy on June 17, 2003, by proposing that ] owners should be able to destroy the computer equipment and information of those suspected of ], including ], he stated that "This may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-06-18-hatch-wants-computers-dead_x.htm |title=Senator takes aim at illegal downloads |work=] |date=June 19, 2003 |access-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103224541/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2003-06-18-hatch-wants-computers-dead_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the face of criticism, especially from technology and privacy advocates, Hatch withdrew his suggestion days later, after it was discovered that Sen. Hatch's official website was using an unlicensed ] menu from United Kingdom-based software developer Milonic Solutions. Milonic founder Andy Woolley stated that "We've had no contact with them. They are in breach of our licensing terms." Shortly after the publication of that story in '']'' magazine, the company that runs Hatch's website contacted Milonic to start registration.<ref>{{cite news|title=Orrin Hatch, Software Pirate?|first=Leander|last=Kahney|url=https://www.wired.com/2003/06/orrin-hatch-software-pirate/|magazine=Wired|date=June 19, 2003|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310182237/http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html|archive-date=2007-03-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>* Leonard Pitts, ''Computer-destroying idea might have some merit'', ] (June 24, 2003). ''"Orrin Hatch wants to blow up your computer. Well, OK, he didn't say "blow up" exactly. The actual verb was "destroy". So I guess he'd be just as happy to see it melted into a steaming plastic heap or dropped from the top of a very tall building. The main point is that your computer ceases to exist."''</ref> | |||
| On September 20, 2010, Hatch once again attempted to outlaw websites which could be used for trademark and copyright infringement through the ] (COICA). This bill would authorize the ] to blacklist and censor all websites that the department deemed to be dedicated to "infringing activities".<ref>{{cite web |first=Jaikumar |last=Vijayan |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2515892/online-ip-protection-bill-sparks-outrage.html |title=Online IP protection bill sparks outrage |work=Computerworld |date=September 29, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111142147/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9188618/Online_IP_protection_bill_sparks_outrage |archive-date=2012-01-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ==== LGBT rights ==== | |||
| '']'' reported that in 1977, Hatch told students from the ], "I wouldn't want to see ] teaching school anymore than I'd want to see members of the ] teaching school."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Canham|first1=Matt|title=1977: Hatch takes office as a freshman fighter|url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53392378&itype=CMSID|access-date=May 5, 2022|work=Salt Lake Tribune|date=January 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085056/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53392378-78/hatch-office-1977-orrin.html.csp|archive-date=2014-08-19|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch supported the ] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2012/6/12/20418207/sen-hatch-other-leaders-defend-doma-with-friend-of-the-court-brief|title=Sen. Hatch, other leaders defend DOMA with friend-of-the-court brief|first=Jackie|last=Hicken|date=June 12, 2012|website=]|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-date=May 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501033225/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/765582627/Sen-Hatch-other-leaders-defend-DOMA-with-friend-of-the-court-brief.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| In 2012, Hatch recommended and supported District Court Judge ], a Barack Obama appointee, though Utah Senator ] voted against him in the Judiciary Committee. In 2013 Shelby overturned Utah's ballot Amendment 3, which constitutionally defined marriage as between a man and a woman.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/us/utah-ruling-on-marriage-puts-judge-in-spotlight.html |work=] |first=Jack |last=Healy |title=Utah Judge Unexpected as a Hero to Gay People |date=December 29, 2013 |access-date=2019-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202618/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/us/utah-ruling-on-marriage-puts-judge-in-spotlight.html |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2013/12/23/20531919/u-s-district-court-judge-robert-j-shelby-a-seasoned-attorney-war-veteran|title=U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby a seasoned attorney, war veteran|first=Marjorie|last=Cortez|date=December 23, 2013|work=]|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117174146/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865592958/US-District-Court-Judge-Robert-J-Shelby-a-seasoned-attorney-war-veteran.html|archive-date=2019-01-17|url-status=live}}</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20220505044230/https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2012/sep/23/shelby-confirmed-by-senate-as-utah-federal-judge/ |date=May 5, 2022 }}, Herald Extra. September 23, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2017.</ref> | |||
| In April 2013, Hatch stated that he viewed ] as "undermining the very basis of marital law", but declined to support a ] and endorsed same-sex couples' right to form a ], stating that the law should "give gay people the same rights as married people".<ref>{{cite news |first=Neal |last=Broverman |url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2013/04/08/utah-sen-orrin-hatch-comes-out-civil-unions |title=Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch Comes Out for Civil Unions |work=] |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101235248/http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2013/04/08/utah-sen-orrin-hatch-comes-out-civil-unions |archive-date=2014-11-01 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that same year, Hatch voted in favor of the ], legislation creating protected classes for those identifying as gay, lesbian, ] or ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/employment-non-discrimination-act-enda-makes-progress-in-the-senate/ |title=Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) makes progress in the Senate |publisher=] |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108214118/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57610788/employment-non-discrimination-act-enda-makes-progress-in-the-senate/ |archive-date=2013-11-08 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=135b59aa-4698-447d-8c0e-323aed76f659|title=A new protected class?: LGBT workplace discrimination and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013|date=November 21, 2013|publisher=Lexology.com|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830041428/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=135b59aa-4698-447d-8c0e-323aed76f659|archive-date=2018-08-30|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Hatch "honored ]" by giving a speech in support of programs to help and serve LGBT youth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-senator-honors-pride-month-talks-lgbtq-suicide-prevention-senate-n883376|title=Orrin Hatch honors Pride Month, talks LGBTQ suicide prevention on Senate floor|publisher=]|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904055811/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gop-senator-honors-pride-month-talks-lgbtq-suicide-prevention-senate-n883376|archive-date=2018-09-04|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Nuclear testing ==== | |||
| {{Main|Radiation Exposure Compensation Act}} | |||
| ] in March 1989 as part of their successful charge to win passage of the ] (RECA).]] | |||
| During Hatch's first year in the Senate in 1977, reporter Gordon Eliot White of the '']'' published the first of what would be a lengthy series of articles detailing government malfeasance in atmospheric testing of nuclear bombs at the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Decades of Experiments Leave Lasting, Woeful Legacy |url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/12/22/19149259/decades-of-experiments-leave-lasting-woeful-legacy |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=]|date=22 December 1994 }}</ref> Over the next 13 years White's articles detailed how the government determined to proceed with the tests, and with mining and refining, without adequate safeguards for innocent citizens whose health would be damaged.<ref>{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Gordon Elliot |title=U.S. Kept Ignoring Evidence Aout Fallout's Deadly Effects |url=https://www.deseret.com/1990/10/28/18888221/u-s-kept-ignoring-evidence-about-fallout-s-deadly-effects |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=] |date=28 October 1990}}</ref> Though Hatch feared an investigation would endanger the nation's nuclear deterrence versus the ] and the ], by 1979 he was pushing for hearings on the issue before the Senate Labor Committee. Hatch prevailed on Committee Chairman ] to hold field hearings in Utah in 1980. At the end of 1980, Hatch was positioned to chair the committee himself.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dewar |first1=Helen |title=2 Incoming GOP Chairmen Take Aim at Big Labor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/11/08/2-incoming-gop-chairmen-take-aim-at-big-labor/a6571534-1b0f-42fa-b2b0-d9f71f4f82fd/ |access-date=26 April 2022 |newspaper=] |publisher=Nash Holdings |date=8 November 1980 |location=Washington, D.C. |language=English}}</ref> | |||
| By 1984, Hatch had held a dozen hearings, passed legislation requiring scientific investigation of the injuries, and enlisted the aid of the ] and ], but still could not muster the votes to get a bill passed. When a vote was obtained in the Senate in 1985 (as an amendment to a bill to compensate affected ] for nuclear tests in the 1950s), it failed by a handful of votes.<ref name="DeseretNews-19901028">{{cite news |title=Justice For Fallout Victims Has Been Long Time Coming |author=Gordon Eliot White |url=https://www.deseret.com/1990/10/28/18888209/justice-for-fallout-victims-has-been-long-time-coming-br |newspaper=] |date=October 28, 1990 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162648/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/129343/JUSTICE-FOR-FALLOUT-VICTIMS-HAS-BEEN-LONG-TIME-COMING.html |archive-date=2012-10-22 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hatch discovered a clause in the proposed Treaty of Peace and Friendship with ] and ] to pay at least $100 million to residents of the ] for injuries similar to those of Utahns, and Hatch took the treaty hostage. His hold on consideration of the treaty eventually got agreement from the Reagan administration to agree not to oppose radiation compensation for Utah citizens, but it still took another five years to get the bill through. The ] of 1990 provided compensation for citizens injured by radioactive fallout from the tests.<ref name="DeseretNews-19901028" /> | |||
| In December 2010, Hatch was one of twenty-six senators who voted against the ratification of ],<ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Memmott |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/22/132262684/senate-ratifies-start |title=Senate Ratifies START |publisher=] |date=22 December 2010 |access-date=22 December 2010 |archive-date=March 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331202810/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/22/132262684/senate-ratifies-start |url-status=live }}</ref> a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russian Federation obliging both countries to have no more than 1,550 strategic warheads as well as 700 launchers deployed during the next seven years along with providing a continuation of on-site inspections that halted when ] expired the previous year. It was the first arms treaty with Russia in eight years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/world/europe/23treaty.html|title=Senate Passes Arms Control Treaty With Russia, 71–26|first=Peter|last=Baker|work=]|date=December 22, 2010|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229151646/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/world/europe/23treaty.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Opioid crisis ==== | |||
| ] | |||
| Hatch introduced the ], narrowing the broad authority of the ] to suspend drug "manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/483|website=Congress.gov|date=April 19, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211171208/https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/483|archive-date=2017-12-11|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatch stated the bill was also written to protect patients from disruptions in the production and delivery of their ], saying that ..."The fact that prescription drugs can be abused should not prevent patients from receiving the medications they need. This bill takes a balanced approach to the problem of prescription drug abuse by clarifying penalties for manufacturing or dispensing outside approved procedures while helping to ensure that supply chains to legitimate users remain intact".<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatch and Whitehouse's Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act Passes Senate|url=https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ID=4AD21F6A-DAA6-4865-8F4A-4A93AA3FA321|website=Orrin Hatch United States Senator for Utah|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213000538/https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ID=4AD21F6A-DAA6-4865-8F4A-4A93AA3FA321|archive-date=2017-12-13|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill passed the Senate unanimously<ref>{{cite web|title=Hatch and White House's Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act Passes Senate|url=https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/hatch-and-whitehouses-ensuring-patient-access-and-effective-drug-enforcement-act-passes-senate|website=Shelodon Whitehouse United States Senator for Rhode Island|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122220/https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/hatch-and-whitehouses-ensuring-patient-access-and-effective-drug-enforcement-act-passes-senate|archive-date=2017-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> and ] passed a version of the bill in the House.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rep. Marino's Prescription Drug Enforcement Legislation Signed into Law|url=https://marino.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-marino-s-prescription-drug-enforcement-legislation-signed-law|website=Tom Marino|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122140/https://marino.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-marino-s-prescription-drug-enforcement-legislation-signed-law|archive-date=2017-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> It was then signed by President Barack Obama.<ref>{{cite web|title=S.483 – Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/483/actions|website=congress.gov|date=April 19, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122305/https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/483/actions|archive-date=2017-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Critics of the bill claim the new law fuels the opioid crisis by limiting the DEA's ability to halt production and distribution by predatory drug companies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Llorente|first1=Elizabeth|title=Little-noticed law drug companies fought for: How it passed amid opioid crisis, what it does|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/little-noticed-law-drug-companies-fought-for-how-it-passed-amid-opioid-crisis-what-it-does|website=]|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214124922/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/17/little-noticed-law-drug-companies-fought-for-how-it-passed-amid-opioid-crisis-what-it-does.html|archive-date=2017-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Higham|first1=Scott|last2=Bernstein|first2=Lenny|title=New drug law makes it 'harder for us to do our jobs,' former DEA officials say|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/dea-law/|newspaper=]|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121222223/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/investigations/dea-law/|archive-date=January 21, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge John J. Mulrooney II wrote in the ] that ..."At a time when, by all accounts, opioid abuse, addiction and deaths were increasing markedly, this new law imposed a dramatic diminution of the agency's authority. It is now all but logically impossible for the DEA to suspend a drug company's operations for failing to comply with federal law."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mulrooney|first1=John|last2=Legel|first2=Katherine|title=Current Navigation Points in Drug Diversion Law: Hidden Rocks in Shallow, Murky, Drug-Infested Waters|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4108121-Marquette-Law-Review-Mulrooney-Legel.html|website=Document Cloud|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091235/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4108121-Marquette-Law-Review-Mulrooney-Legel.html|archive-date=2017-12-16|url-status=live}}</ref> Donald Trump's Attorney General ] said he was "dubious" about the law when it passed and joined 44 state attorneys general calling for "repeal or amendment of the law to restore some of the DEA's authority."<ref>{{cite news|title=Sessions says he supports new legislation to strengthen DEA enforcement|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-announces-grants-and-a-new-dea-office-to-combat-opioids/2017/11/29/0614fccc-d512-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html|newspaper=]|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824043616/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-announces-grants-and-a-new-dea-office-to-combat-opioids/2017/11/29/0614fccc-d512-11e7-b62d-d9345ced896d_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bernstein|first1=Lenny|last2=Higham|first2=Scott|title=To fight the opioid crisis, a DEA official says this 2016 law needs changed|url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/to-fight-the-opioid-crisis-a-dea-official-says-this/article_2d632978-5f21-5790-9bc1-23fd160cf173.html|website=Charleston Gazette-Mail|date=December 13, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213162124/https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/health/to-fight-the-opioid-crisis-a-dea-official-says-this/article_2d632978-5f21-5790-9bc1-23fd160cf173.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jim Geldhof, a former DEA program manager who spent 43 years with the DEA called the bill "outrageous. It basically takes any kind of action DEA was going to do with a distributor or manufacturer as far as an immediate suspension off the table. And then the other part of that really infuriates me is that corrective action plan."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Higham|first1=Scott|last2=Bernstein|first2=Lenny|title=The new law supported by opioid makers that Jeff Sessions, 44 states and a top DEA official want changed|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-opioid-drug-law-dea-20171215-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|date=December 15, 2017 |publisher=]|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215155230/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-opioid-drug-law-dea-20171215-story.html|archive-date=2017-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref> Mulrooney compared the corrective action plan to one that would "allow bank robbers to round up and return inkstained money and agree not to rob any more banks—all before any of those wrongdoers actually admit fault and without any consequence that might deter such behavior in the future."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=German|title=Trump's drug czar pick was scapegoated for what was really a bipartisan failure|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/18/16495498/trump-drug-czar-dea-obama|website=]|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201221/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/18/16495498/trump-drug-czar-dea-obama|archive-date=2017-12-16|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch responded to a '']'' and '']'' investigation into the bill by writing a ''Washington Post'' opinion article calling the investigation "misleading" and asking to "leave conspiracy theories to ]".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hatch|first1=Orrin|title=Orrin Hatch: Drop the conspiracy theories. Congress didn't hobble the DEA.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/orrin-hatch-drop-the-conspiracy-theories-congress-didnt-hobble-the-dea/2017/10/19/1a7a0092-b44a-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html|newspaper=]|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210173646/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/orrin-hatch-drop-the-conspiracy-theories-congress-didnt-hobble-the-dea/2017/10/19/1a7a0092-b44a-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html|archive-date=2017-12-10|url-status=live}}</ref> Senator ], a co-sponsor of the senate bill, also defended the bill: "This bill was drafted in consultation with the DEA to offer better guidance for companies working to safely and responsibly supply prescription drugs to pharmacies, and to promote better communication and certainty between companies and regulators."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nielson|first1=Steve|last2=Nesi|first2=Ted|title=Whitehouse defends sponsoring 2016 drug law assailed on '60 Minutes'|url=http://wpri.com/2017/10/16/whitehouse-defends-sponsoring-2016-drug-law-assailed-on-60-minutes/|website=WPRI|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073057/http://wpri.com/2017/10/16/whitehouse-defends-sponsoring-2016-drug-law-assailed-on-60-minutes/|archive-date=2018-01-04|url-status=live}}</ref> Republican ] expressed doubts that a conspiracy existed, but still suggested amending the bill: "I'm a little surprised that it passed unanimously in both houses, was signed by President Obama and got no opposition from the DEA at the time. That's not the way controversial legislation usually ends up, but hey, if there's problems, then we ought to revisit them."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roubein|first1=Rachel|title=Newly controversial opioid enforcement law under fire|url=http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/355928-newly-controversial-opioid-enforcement-law-under-fire|website=]|date=October 18, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222114050/http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/355928-newly-controversial-opioid-enforcement-law-under-fire|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch received $177,000 in donations from the drug industry while pushing the bill through<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cordes|first1=Nancy|title="All of us were fooled": Opioid report reverberates across political world|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/opioid-addiction-epidemic-capitol-hill-calls-for-change/|website=]|date=October 16, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034647/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/opioid-addiction-epidemic-capitol-hill-calls-for-change/|archive-date=2017-12-16|url-status=live}}</ref> and has received $2,178,863 from the Pharmaceuticals/Health Products industry from 1989 to 2014 according to required filings by the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Orrin Hatch|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Orrin_Hatch#Campaign_donors|website=BallotPedia|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314072118/https://ballotpedia.org/Orrin_Hatch#Campaign_donors|archive-date=2018-03-14|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Religious freedom ==== | |||
| Hatch was the main author of the ], which protected all religions' right to build church facilities on private property.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AJCongress+Hails+Passage+of+Religious+Land+Use+and+Institutionalized...-a063741711 |title=AJCongress Hails Passage of Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act as Critical Step in Restoring Legal Protection for Religious Liberty. |publisher=PR Newswire |date=July 28, 2000 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021020614/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/AJCongress+Hails+Passage+of+Religious+Land+Use+and+Institutionalized...-a063741711 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Hatch defended the right of a private organization to build a mosque on private property in ], citing this law and defense of the freedom of religion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/01/hatch_backs_muslims_on_planned_nyc_mosque/ |title=Utah senator backs NYC mosque |newspaper=] |date=1 September 2010 |access-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826134823/http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/09/01/hatch_backs_muslims_on_planned_nyc_mosque/ |archive-date=2016-08-26 |url-status=live |last1=Wangsness |first1=Lisa }}</ref> | |||
| ==== Presidential Medal of Freedom ==== | |||
| ] | |||
| On November 16, 2018, President ] awarded Hatch the highest civilian honor, the ].<ref name="medaloffreedom">{{cite news |last1=McGraw |first1=Meredith |title=Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to the 'King' and the 'Sultan of Swat' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-awards-presidential-medal-freedom-king-sultan-swat/story?id=59246568 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |work=] |date=November 16, 2018 |archive-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113085615/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-awards-presidential-medal-freedom-king-sultan-swat/story?id=59246568 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ==== Other issues ==== | |||
| Hatch sponsored the ], which "all but eliminated government regulation of the dietary and herbal supplements industry." The bill has resulted in the unregulated sale of supplements with misleading labeling that have no beneficial health effects at all, or may have adverse health effects. It was intended to enable the marketing of ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hiltzik |first=Michael |date=2018-01-05 |title=Column: Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate, but his deadliest law will live on |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-hatch-20180105-story.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| In 1999, Hatch called for a federal probe into manufacturers of ], and proposed making the existing voluntary rating system for video games (]) mandatory by federal law.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/1999/5/4/19443559/hatch-assails-violent-games|title=Hatch assails violent games|date=May 4, 1999|newspaper=]|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827005848/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/694981/Hatch-assails-violent-games.html|archive-date=2017-08-27|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch pushed legislation for the ], which would amend Article 2, Section I, Clause 5 of the ]. This amendment would allow anyone who has been a U.S. citizen for twenty years to seek the presidency or vice-presidency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Opinion {{!}} A foreign born president |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/opinion/a-foreignborn-president.html |website=] |date=October 26, 2004 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| A vocal supporter of ], Hatch was one of 58 senators who signed a letter directed to President ], requesting the relaxing of federal restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. In 2010, Hatch's bill was reauthorized which allowed stem cells from ]s to be used to find treatment options.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3751/show|title=S.3751 – Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010|publisher=OpenCongress|access-date=January 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206172538/http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3751/show|archive-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> | |||
| In June 2013, Hatch commented on a ] proposal that tax authorities in the world's largest economies openly share information among themselves in order to fight ]. The proposal has strong suggestions about ways to make companies more transparent and governments more accountable for their tax policies. Hatch stated that transparency is always a good thing, but he would like to see a bill before giving any support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/gang-of-eight-tax-call-congress-93009.html |title=G-8 tax call won't be answered quickly on Hill |last1=Snell |first1=Kelsey |last2=French |first2=Lauren |date=June 19, 2013 |work=]|access-date=July 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021181446/http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/gang-of-eight-tax-call-congress-93009.html |archive-date=2013-10-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| In 2017, Hatch was one of 22 senators to sign a letter<ref>{{cite web|last1=Inhofe|first1=James|title=Senator|url=https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/download/?id=E1E34574-5655-42AA-92E8-0D23DC8C33BA&download=1|access-date=June 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606005302/https://www.inhofe.senate.gov/download/?id=E1E34574-5655-42AA-92E8-0D23DC8C33BA&download=1|archive-date=2017-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref> to President Donald Trump urging the President to have the United States withdraw from the ]. According to ], Hatch received over $470,000 from oil, gas, and coal interests from 2012 on.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/01/republican-senators-paris-climate-deal-energy-donations|access-date=June 1, 2017|work=]|date=June 1, 2017|title=The Republicans who urged Trump to pull out of Paris deal are big oil darlings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601120951/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/01/republican-senators-paris-climate-deal-energy-donations|archive-date=2017-06-01|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| In 2018, over the Judge ] U.S. Supreme Court controversy, Hatch said that it did not matter even if Kavanaugh did what his accusers alleged was true. Hatch said, "If that was true, I think it would be hard for senators to not consider who the judge is today. That's the issue. Is this judge a really good man? And he is. And by any measure he is.”<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/minutes/151274/orrin-hatch-offers-confusing-defense-brett-kavanaugh|title=Orrin Hatch offers confusing defense of Brett Kavanaugh.|date=2018-09-17|magazine=The New Republic|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206005429/https://newrepublic.com/minutes/151274/orrin-hatch-offers-confusing-defense-brett-kavanaugh|archive-date=2018-12-06|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch voted for the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1999, saying "committing crimes of moral turpitude such as perjury and obstruction of justice go to the heart of qualification for public office ... This great nation can tolerate a president who makes mistakes. But it cannot tolerate one who makes a mistake and then breaks the law to cover it up. Any other citizen would be prosecuted for these crimes."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/orrin-hatch-dismisses-trump-hush-money-allegations/2018/12/10/2d836c6a-fccd-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html|title=Orrin Hatch dismisses Trump hush money allegations|newspaper=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214214018/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/orrin-hatch-dismisses-trump-hush-money-allegations/2018/12/10/2d836c6a-fccd-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html|archive-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, in the wake of court filings that implicated President Trump in campaign finance violations and in attempting to buy the silence of women who alleged affairs with Trump, Hatch said, "I don't care, all I can say is he's doing a good job as president."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/i-dont-care-gop-sens-dismiss-allegations-against-trump.html|title='I Don't Care': GOP Senators Dismiss Allegations Against Trump|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022127/http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/i-dont-care-gop-sens-dismiss-allegations-against-trump.html|archive-date=2018-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-campaign-finance-violations-767436/|title=Actually, Crime Is Good|last1=Bort|first1=Ryan|date=2018-12-11|magazine=]|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214214032/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-campaign-finance-violations-767436/|archive-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | |||
| In April 2018, Hatch was one of eight Republican senators to sign a letter to ] ] and acting ] ] expressing "deep concern" over a report by the ] exposing "North Korean sanctions evasion involving Russia and China" and asserting that the findings "demonstrate an elaborate and alarming military-venture between rogue, tyrannical states to avoid United States and international sanctions and inflict terror and death upon thousands of innocent people" while calling it "imperative that the United States provides a swift and appropriate response to the continued use of ] used by ] and his forces, and works to address the shortcomings in sanctions enforcement."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/383085-key-senators-warn-trump-of-north-korea-effort-on-syria|title=Key senators warn Trump of North Korea effort on Syria|date=April 13, 2018|work=]|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105201009/https://thehill.com/policy/defense/383085-key-senators-warn-trump-of-north-korea-effort-on-syria|archive-date=2019-01-05|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| === Committee assignments === | |||
| * ''']''' (Chairman)<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Orrin G. Hatch 1934-2022 |url=https://orrinhatchfoundation.org/in-memoriam |website=orrinhatchfoundation.org |publisher=Orrin G. Hatch Foundation |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| ** As Chairman of the full committee, Hatch may serve as an ''ex officio'' member of all subcommittees of which he was not already a full member. | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| * ''']'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Committee Chairmen |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chairman/previous |website=judiciary.senate.gov |publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| * ''']'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Orrin G. Hatch 1934-2022 |url=https://orrinhatchfoundation.org/in-memoriam |website=orrinhatchfoundation.org |publisher=Orrin G. Hatch Foundation |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| ** ] | |||
| ** ] | |||
| * ''']'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate Special Aging Committee |url=https://www.c-span.org/congress/committee/?103465&congress=115# |website=c-span.org |publisher=National Cable Satellite Corporation |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| * ''']'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate Joint Taxation Committee |url=https://www.c-span.org/congress/committee/?63953&congress=112 |website=c-span.org |publisher=National Cable Satellite Corporation |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| * ''']''' (Vice Chair)<ref name=committeesenatedems>{{cite press release|title=Senate Leaders Announce Bipartisan Committee To Investigate Judge G. Thomas Porteous|publisher=Senate Democratic Caucus|date=March 17, 2010|url=http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=323186&|access-date=April 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505051449/http://democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=323186&|archive-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===Caucus memberships=== | |||
| * ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|publisher=Afterschool Alliance|access-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031804/http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyCongressionalCaucuses.cfm|archive-date=2018-04-18|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| === Lobbying ties === | |||
| Hatch's son ] was formerly a partner and registered lobbyist at Walker, Martin & Hatch LLC, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm. The firm was formed in 2001 with Jack Martin, a staff aide to Hatch for six years, and H. Laird Walker, described as a close associate of the senator.<ref name="WT=2March2009">{{cite news|title=Sen. Hatch's secret drug firm links; Drugmaker money to Utah senator's charity escaped disclosure|author=Jim McElhatton and Jerry Seper|date=March 2, 2009|work=The Washington Times|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/02/the-fog-of-congressional-transparency/|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235313/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/02/the-fog-of-congressional-transparency/|archive-date=2017-12-27|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2003, the '']'' reported that the firm was formed with Hatch's personal encouragement and that he saw no conflict of interest in working on issues that involved his son's clients.<ref name="LAT-5Mar03">{{cite news|title=Senator, His Son Get Boosts From Makers of Ephedra|work=]|author=Chuck Neubauer, Judy Pasternak and Richard T. Cooper|date=March 5, 2003|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-05-na-ephedra5-story.html|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111162001/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/05/nation/na-ephedra5|archive-date=2012-01-11|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, '']'' reported that Hatch said "My son, Scott, does not lobby me or anyone in my office".<ref name="WT=2March2009" /> | |||
| In March 2009, ''The Washington Times'' reported that the pharmaceutical industry, which has benefited from Hatch's legislative efforts, had previously unreported connections to Hatch. In 2007, five pharmaceutical companies and the industry's main trade association, ] (PhRMA), donated $172,500 to the ]—a charitable foundation which Hatch helped start in the 1990s and continued to support. Walker, Martin & Hatch LLC was paid $120,000 by PhRMA in 2007 to lobby Congress on pending ] legislation.<ref name="WT=2March2009" /> Hatch and his son also had close ties to the dietary supplement industry, which Hatch deregulated in 1994.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| === Electoral history === | |||
| <div style="overflow:auto;"> | |||
| {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" | |||
| ! Year | |||
| ! Candidate | |||
| ! Percent | |||
| ! Candidate | |||
| ! Percent | |||
| !Candidate | |||
| !Percent | |||
| !Candidate | |||
| !Percent | |||
| !Candidate | |||
| !Percent | |||
| !Candidate | |||
| !Percent | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kady II |first1=Martin |title=Dems and Hatch make cozy match |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2007/11/dems-and-hatch-make-cozy-match-006988 |website=]|date=November 19, 2007 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R)}} | |||
| | 54% | |||
| | ] (D) (inc.) | |||
| | 45% | |||
| |George Merl Batchelor (A) | |||
| |1% | |||
| |Steve Trotter (L) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benson |first1=Lee |title=The final walk: Orrin Hatch was in it for the long run |url=https://www.deseret.com/2018/11/11/20658625/the-final-walk-orrin-hatch-was-in-it-for-the-long-run |website=]|date=November 11, 2018 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R) (inc.)}} | |||
| | 58% | |||
| | ] (D) | |||
| | 41% | |||
| |George Mercier (L) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| |Lawrence Kauffman (A) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacobsen-Wells |first1=JoAnn |title=HATCH HAILS FOE AS 'FRIEND'; MOSS LOOKS TO FUTURE |url=https://www.deseret.com/1988/11/9/18783515/hatch-hails-foe-as-friend-moss-looks-to-future |website=]|date=November 9, 1988 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R) (inc.)}} | |||
| | 67% | |||
| | Brian Moss (D) | |||
| | 32% | |||
| |Robert Smith (A) | |||
| |1% | |||
| |William Arth (SW) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web | last1=Bernick | first1=Bob Jr. |title=DEMOS GET BRADLEY TO STEP FORWARD |url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/3/19/19231531/demos-get-bradley-to-step-forward |website=]|date=March 19, 1996 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R) (inc.)}} | |||
| | 69% | |||
| | Pat A.Shea (D) | |||
| | 28% | |||
| |Craig Oliver (I) | |||
| |2% | |||
| |Gary Van Horn (A) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| |Nelson Gonzalez (SW) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| |Lawrence Topham (IA) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Krystal |title=Hatch retains Senate seat |url=https://universe.byu.edu/2000/11/08/hatch-retains-senate-seat/ |website=universe.byu.edu |date=November 8, 2000 |publisher=The Daily Universe |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R) (inc.)}} | |||
| | 66% | |||
| | ] (D) | |||
| | 31% | |||
| |Carlton Edward Bowen (IA) | |||
| |2% | |||
| |Jim Dexter (L) | |||
| |1% | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES SENATE 2006 U.S. Senate Campaigns |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2006senate.pdf |website=fec.gov |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R) (inc.)}} | |||
| | 62% | |||
| | ] (D) | |||
| | 31% | |||
| |Scott Bradley (C) | |||
| |4% | |||
| |Roger Price (PC) | |||
| |2% | |||
| |Dave Seely (L) | |||
| |1% | |||
| |Julian Hatch (DG) | |||
| |<1% | |||
| |- | |||
| | ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Utah Senate - Hatch vs. Howell |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/senate/ut/utah_senate_hatch_vs_howell-3235.html |website=RealClearPolitics |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| | {{nowrap|'''✓ Orrin Hatch''' (R) (inc.)}} | |||
| | 65% | |||
| | ] (D) | |||
| | 30% | |||
| |Shaun Lynn McCausland (C) | |||
| |3% | |||
| |Daniel Greery (J) | |||
| |1% | |||
| |Bill Barron (I) | |||
| |1% | |||
| | | |||
| | | |||
| |} | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| ! colspan="4" |U.S. Senate Republican Primary election in Utah, 2012<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dobner |first1=Jennifer |title=Utah Senator Hatch cruises to victory over Tea Party rival |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-campaign-utah/utah-senator-hatch-cruises-to-victory-over-tea-party-rival-idUSBRE85O19F20120627 |website=]|date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| |- | |||
| |'''Party''' | |||
| |'''Candidate''' | |||
| |'''Votes''' | |||
| |'''%''' | |||
| |- | |||
| |Republican | |||
| |'''Orrin Hatch (inc.)''' | |||
| |160,359 | |||
| |66% | |||
| |- | |||
| |Republican | |||
| |Dan Liljenquist | |||
| |80,915 | |||
| |34% | |||
| |} | |||
| </div> | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| Hatch married Elaine Hansen on August 28, 1957. They had six children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collection: Orrin Hatch papers {{!}} BYU Library - Special Collections |url=http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/2326 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=archives.lib.byu.edu |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308145546/http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/2326 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| Hatch was a lifelong member of ] (LDS Church).<ref name="newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org 2022">{{cite web | title=Latter-day Saint U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch Dies | website=newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org | date=2022-04-23 | url=http://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-statement-orrin-hatch | access-date=2022-04-24 | archive-date=April 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424044641/https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/first-presidency-statement-orrin-hatch | url-status=live }}</ref> Although he was born in Pennsylvania, his parents had been raised in Utah and he had ancestors who were members of the LDS Church in ]. Hatch served as an ] in what was called the "Great Lakes States ]" essentially covering large parts of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Hatch later served in various positions in the church, including as a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/earlylifeandfamilygallery|title=Early Life and Family Gallery|access-date=July 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212221226/https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/earlylifeandfamilygallery|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2005/10/3/19915076/wine-beer-liquor-cash-flows-into-hatch-coffers|title=Wine, beer, liquor cash flows into Hatch coffers|date=October 5, 2005|access-date=May 5, 2022|first=Lee|last=Davidson|work=]|archive-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920125055/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/615154461/Wine-beer-liquor-cash-flows-into-Hatch-coffers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch was a founder and co-chair of the ], an organization of conservative lawyers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fed-soc.org/aboutus/id.31/default.asp |title=Board of Visitors |publisher=The Federalist Society |access-date=January 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119003440/http://www.fed-soc.org/aboutus/id.31/default.asp |archive-date=January 19, 2012 }}</ref> | |||
| Hatch served as a member of the board of directors of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Center for Law and Religion Studies {{!}} Symposium 2014: Keynote Speaker Orrin Hatch |url=https://www.iclrs.org/blurb/symposium-2014-keynote-speaker-orrin-hatch/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 1996 interview on '']'', Hatch said he wears a ] necklace in order to remind himself that another ] should never be allowed to occur.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Anderson|first1=Robert |last2=Hinckley |first2=Gordon Bitner |last3=Wallace |first3=Mike|title=60 minutes|date=2008|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/904558687|publisher=Columbia Broadcasting System|oclc=904558687|access-date=2021-09-09|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424010558/https://www.worldcat.org/title/60-minutes-gordon-b-hinckley/oclc/904558687|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| Despite their political differences, Hatch was a longtime friend of fellow senator ],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hatch |first1=Orrin |title=The Ted Kennedy I knew |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/08/the-ted-kennedy-i-knew-026482 |website=]|date=August 26, 2009 |access-date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412035313/https://www.politico.com/story/2009/08/the-ted-kennedy-i-knew-026482 |url-status=live }}</ref> spoke at his memorial service in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |title=Selections From Kennedy's Funeral And Memorial |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112410705 |website=npr.org |publisher=National Public Radio |access-date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412035313/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112410705 |url-status=live }}</ref> and publicly suggested Kennedy's widow, ], as a replacement for Kennedy in the Senate.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Nichols |first1=John |title=The Kennedy Seat: Vicki's a "No," But Maybe Joe |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/kennedy-seat-vickis-no-maybe-joe/ |website=The Nation |date=September 2009 |access-date=12 April 2022 |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412035313/https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/kennedy-seat-vickis-no-maybe-joe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| ===Death=== | |||
| Hatch died in ] on April 23, 2022, aged 88, from complications of a ] he had the week prior.<ref name = Helsel/><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/23/us/politics/orrin-hatch-dead.html|title = Orrin Hatch, Seven-Term Senator and a Republican Force, Dies at 88|work=]|last = McFadden|first = Robert D.|date = April 23, 2022|accessdate = April 23, 2022|url-access = limited}}</ref> He was buried in ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romboy |first1=Dennis |last2=Dunphey |first2=Kyle |title=Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch remembered for faith, family, service |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/5/6/23059164/funeral-services-utah-senator-orrin-hatch-longest-serving-republican-latter-day-saint |access-date=May 8, 2022 |work=] |date=May 6, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| == Musical career and film appearances == | |||
| Hatch played the piano, violin, and organ. Fueled by his interest in poetry, Hatch composed songs for many artists. One of his songs, "Unspoken", went platinum after appearing on '']'', a compilation of ].<ref>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/philanthropy-utah-mitt-romney-confirmation-hearings-clarence-thomas-eb5c864b40e5d3a60de7077a9504b5cf.htm|title = Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88|work=]|last = Whitehurst|first = Linsday|date = April 23, 2022|accessdate = April 23, 2022|url-access = limited}}</ref> He co-authored "Everything And More", sung by ]. In addition to serving as a United States senator, Hatch earned over $10,000 as an ] musical recording artist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-16/news/29666577_1_book-advance-lawmakers-student-loans |title=Brown earned $700,000 for book |access-date=July 28, 2011 |date=June 16, 2011 |publisher=] |work=boston.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104201145/http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-16/news/29666577_1_book-advance-lawmakers-student-loans |archive-date=January 4, 2012 }}</ref> | |||
| Rock musician ] composed a guitar instrumental entitled "Orrin Hatch On Skis", which appears on his 1988 album, '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zappa.com/fz/discography/1988guitar.html|title= FZ Official Discography > Guitar (1988)|access-date=July 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927134357/http://www.zappa.com/fz/discography/1988guitar.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|work=Zappa}}</ref> | |||
| In March 1997, Hatch and ] jointly recorded an album with Tree Music entitled ''My God Is Love''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://latterdaysaintmag.com/article-1-4894/ |first=Ron |last=Simpson |title=Utah's Songwriting Senator: Orrin Hatch Blends Politics and Music|magazine=Meridian Magazine |access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> Hatch's later albums with Perry included "Come to the Manger".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://janicekappperry.com/?action=catalog&node=christmas&id=237&phpsessid=d97206dec3528967b14e5744c160ce51|title=Janice Kapp Perry: Christmas Magic All Around}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch appeared as himself, alongside ], in ]'s 2000 Oscar-winning drama '']'', in a brief cameo in a scene set during a Washington, D.C. cocktail party.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lemons |first=Stephen |url=https://www.salon.com/2000/12/20/soderbergh_4/ |title=Steven Soderbergh |work=] |date=December 20, 2000 |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719125601/http://archive.salon.com/people/conv/2000/12/20/soderbergh/index1.html |archive-date=July 19, 2008 }}</ref> Soderbergh later featured one of Hatch's songs, | |||
| "Souls Along The Way," in his film '']'' as background music for a scene in Hatch's home state of Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-04-25/orrin-hatch-ted-kennedy-and-a-bipartisan-friendship|title=Orrin Hatch, Ted Kennedy, and a bipartisan friendship}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch and Janice Kapp Perry co-wrote the song "Heal Our Land", which was performed at ]'s January 2005 inauguration.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kapp |first=Steven |date=July 3, 2008 |title=Steven Kapp Perry: Music from Orrin Hatch, Janice Kapp Perry |url=https://www.deseret.com/2008/7/3/20379786/steven-kapp-perry-music-from-orrin-hatch-janice-kapp-perry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021185419/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705381767/Music-from-Orrin-Hatch-Janice-Kapp-Perry.html |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref name="NYT2009">{{cite news |last=Leibovich |first=Mark |date=December 8, 2009 |title=A Senator's Gift to the Jews, Nonreturnable |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/us/politics/09hanukkah.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926070042/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/us/politics/09hanukkah.html |archive-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch, along with Lowell Alexander and Phil Naish, composed the 2006 song "Blades Of Grass And Pure White Stones".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blades Of Grass And Pure White Stones Sheet Music By Lowell Alexander – Sheet Music Plus |url=https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/blades-of-grass-and-pure-white-stones-sheet-music/16333680 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527131645/https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/blades-of-grass-and-pure-white-stones-sheet-music/16333680 |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |access-date=2019-05-27 |website=Sheet Music Plus}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blades of Grass and Pure White Stones |url=https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/videos/blades-of-grass-and-pure-white-stones.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527131851/https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/videos/blades-of-grass-and-pure-white-stones.html |archive-date=May 27, 2019 |access-date=2019-05-27 |website=www.thetabernaclechoir.org|date=May 20, 2015 }}</ref> | |||
| Hatch's likeness was featured in the '']'' episode "]", aired in 2007, as one of ]'s famous clients.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2007/10/11/30-rock-jack-gets-in-the-game|title=30 Rock: Jack Gets In The Game|date=December 1, 2010|access-date=October 10, 2007|first=Bob|last=Sassone|work=AOL TV|archive-date=May 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531065649/http://www.aoltv.com/2007/10/11/30-rock-jack-gets-in-the-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| In 2009, at the request of '']'' correspondent ], Hatch authored the lyrics to "]",<ref name="NYT2009" /> described by Goldberg as "a hip hop Hannukah song written by the senior senator from Utah."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2010/12/hannukah_music_for_the_festival_of_lights.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328042241/http://onfaith.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/undergod/2010/12/hannukah_music_for_the_festival_of_lights.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2012|title=Under God: Hannukah music for the Festival of Lights|date=December 1, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2011|first=Elizabeth|last=Tenety|newspaper=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2009 |title=Eight Days of Hanukkah |url=https://vimeo.com/7971216 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613031056/https://vimeo.com/7971216 |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> | |||
| Hatch appeared in a 2015 scene in the '']'' episode "Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington" alongside ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chittal |first1=Nisha |title='Parks and Recreation' features slew of political guest stars |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/parks-and-recreation-features-slew-political-guest-stars-msna527061 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |work=] |date=February 11, 2015 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117230242/https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/parks-and-recreation-features-slew-political-guest-stars-msna527061 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| == Writing == | |||
| * Orrin Hatch, ''The Equal Rights Amendment: Myths and Realities'', Savant Press (1983)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatch |first1=Orrin |title=The Equal Rights Amendment: Myths and Realities |date=1983 |publisher=Savant Press}}</ref> | |||
| * Orrin Hatch, ''Higher Laws: Understanding the Doctrines of Christ '', Shadow Mountain (1995) {{ISBN|978-0-87579-896-7}} | |||
| * Orrin Hatch, ''Square Peg: Confessions of a Citizen Senator'', Basic Books (2002) {{ISBN|978-0-465-02867-2}} | |||
| * Orrin Hatch, ''Orrin Hatch, the L.D.S. Mormon Politician as Songwriter'', text of an interview of Orrin Hatch by Phillip K. Bimstein, in Washington, D.C., August 14, 2003, transcribed by Jonathan Murphy, New York City, American Music Center, 2003, without ISBN.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatch |first1=Orrin |last2=Bimstein |first2=Phillip Kent |title=Orrin Hatch, the L.D.S. Mormon Politician as Songwriter |date=2003 |publisher=American Music Center}}</ref> | |||
| == Honors == | |||
| Hatch had been awarded the following: | |||
| * ] Commander of the ], Romania (June 8, 2017)<ref name=CongressAdevural20170609>{{cite web|title=Klaus Iohannis a decorat opt congresmani americani cu Ordinul Steaua României în grad de Comandor|url=http://adevarul.ro/news/politica/klaus-iohannis-decorat-opt-congresmani-americani-ordinul-steaua-romaniei-grad-comandor-1_5939da995ab6550cb8f07d40/index.html|website=adevarul.ro|language=ro|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2018|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428170801/https://adevarul.ro/news/politica/klaus-iohannis-decorat-opt-congresmani-americani-ordinul-steaua-romaniei-grad-comandor-1_5939da995ab6550cb8f07d40/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=CongressAgepres20170609>{{cite web|title=President Iohannis and U.S. congressmen discuss Romania's inclusion in Visa Waiver programme|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2017/06/09/president-iohannis-and-u-s-congressmen-discuss-romania-s-inclusion-in-visa-waiver-programme-09-43-29|website=Agepres|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=April 29, 2018|last1=Peia|first1=Florentina|editor-last1=Purcarea|editor-first1=Vicentiu|last2=Iacob|first2=Simona|editor-last2=Pandea|editor-first2=Razvan-Adrian|archive-date=April 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428115021/https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2017/06/09/president-iohannis-and-u-s-congressmen-discuss-romania-s-inclusion-in-visa-waiver-programme-09-43-29|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| * ] ], Republic of Croatia (October 29, 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/32028-us-senator-hatch-received-croatia-s-state-decoration|title=US Senator Hatch Receives Croatia's State Decoration|website=Total Croatia News|date=October 29, 2018 |access-date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035632/https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/32028-us-senator-hatch-received-croatia-s-state-decoration|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
| * ] ] (November 16, 2018)<ref name="medaloffreedom" /> | |||
| * ] (December 11, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Senator Hatch Receives Air Force Distinguished Public Service Award |url=https://www.legistorm.com/stormfeed/view_rss/1258746/member/49/title/senator-hatch-receives-air-force-distinguished-public-service-award.html |website=lesgistorm.com |publisher=Office of Senator Orrin Hatch (Press Release) |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
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| * ] (Hatch-Waxman Act) | |||
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