# 119-s-4533: Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act

119-s-4533, Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC); status introduced (as of 2026-09-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4533
- Congress: 119
- Title: Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-19

## Summary

**Extending Buy American rules to the Coast Guard.** This bill would require the Coast Guard to procure certain articles from American sources and align its sourcing rules with those used by other Defense components.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Coast Guard procurement approvals clarified: benefit, low. This bill would change who the statute names for Coast Guard equipment purchases. It would add the Secretary of Homeland Security as an alternate approver. That alternate role would apply only when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy. It would also make the Defense Secretary c…

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- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-sconres-33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…

## Sources
- [119-s-4533 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4533)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-sconres-33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-33)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4533 (as of 2026-09-19).