Bishop, a Utah Republican and former high school teacher, reported last year between $40,000 and $115,000 in credit card debt, but this year his filing shows no liabilities. Members of Congress are required to file disclosures of their personal wealth every year but in broad categories and with various exemptions.

Bishop's chief of staff, Scott Parker, says the congressman still has credit card debt but each card is below the $10,000 threshold at which he has to disclose the amount.

"He's slowly chipped away at them and paid them down," Parker said.

Bennett and his wife, Joyce, show between $2.2 million and $7.7 million in net worth, down from last year's report showing between $2.7 million and $8.9 million.

Rep. Chris Cannon's wealth remained the same as last year's, according to the disclosure, but with between $2 million and $7.2 million he is close to Bennett's net worth.

Cannon still shows an outstanding loan of $250,000 to $500,000 to his brother, Joe Cannon, now the editor of the Deseret Morning News, and the disclosure lists no payment of interest or principal by Joe Cannon in 2006.

Rep. Jim Matheson, Utah's lone Democrat in Congress, reported a growth in his net worth. His worth now ranges from nearly $400,000 to $1.2 million, up from last year's range of $333,000 to $995,000. His assets include a broad spectrum of stocks and bonds.

Sen. Orrin Hatch's net worth was unclear late Tuesday, but the Utah Republican turned over his assets to a Morgan Stanley investment manager who "diversified his portfolio in a big way," according to Hatch's office.

The stocks include investments in foreign markets and small companies, but Hatch aides say he had no role in selecting the specific stocks.

Hatch, who has written lyrics for songs and is a Platinum record holder, reported $21,838 in royalties.

Members of Congress don't have to report their government salary of $165,200 nor their personal homes that are not rented out for income. Spousal salaries can be reported simply as "over $1,000."

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