Conversation so far:
What was the opioid crisis?
opioid abuse, addiction and deaths were increasing markedly.
Who died?
CANNOTANSWER.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Hatch introduced the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act.
What year?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: what else was he known for?
Self-contained rewrite: what else Orrin Hatch was known for besides introducing the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act?