Hatch served 42 years in the Senate, including time as the president pro tempore of the chamber, where he sponsored or co-sponsored nearly 800 bills. RELATED: https://bit.ly/3rN7xG4 Orrin Hatch served in the Senate, from 1977 to 2019. He was known for working across the aisle, and the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., was one of his closest friends. Of the nearly 800 bills he sponsored or co-sponsored, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program are among his top bipartisan accomplishments. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3K9JR51 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.