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## [House bill would add gift-card balances to bankruptcy priority provision](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/hr10595-gift-card-bankruptcy-priority-proposal/)

H.R.10595 expressly includes unredeemed merchant gift-card funds in its proposed consumer-deposit provision. The September 24 filing is a bill, not law.

[Oliver Reed](https://giftcard.news/author/oliver-reed/) September 24, 2026 3 min

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