Treasury must not renew it.
Will not support an extension of sanctions relief for Russian oil exports.
Occurrences
urging the Trump Administration not to extend the Department of Treasury’s General License 134, which removed sanctions risk for any person purchasing Russian oil loaded on vessels as of March 12, 2026.
"When Treasury’s ill-conceived license expires tonight, Treasury must not renew it."
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued the below statement urging the Trump Administration not to extend the Department of Treasury’s General License 134 , which removed sanctions risk for any person purchasing Russian oil loaded on vessels as of March 12, 2026: “When Treasury’s ill-conceived license expires tonight, Treasury must not renew it. ... It is incumbent on the Trump Administration to reverse this dangerous policy, ensure that Russia does not reap any additional benefit and prevent the United States from further boosting Putin’s war machine.”
Evidence
On April 10, 2026, Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chuck Schumer, and Elizabeth Warren issued a joint statement urging the Trump Administration not to extend the Department of Treasury’s General License 134, which removed sanctions risk for any person purchasing Russian oil loaded on vessels as of March 12, 2026.
On April 10, 2026, Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, Chris Coons, Jacky Rosen, and Mark Kelly wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, urging the Trump Administration to allow its waiver of certain sanctions on Russian oil to expire on April 11, 2026.
On April 17, 2026, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen, and Chuck Schumer issued a statement condemning the Trump Administration for extending the sanctions relief for Russian oil, calling the decision 'shameful' and a reversal from prior commitments.
On September 19, 2025, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, along with Senator Jim Risch and other colleagues, introduced the SHADOW Fleets Act, aiming to expand U.S. sanctions authorities to target Russia's shadow fleet used to circumvent existing sanctions on Russian oil and energy revenues.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen joined a May 18, 2026 statement condemning the Trump Administration for extending Treasury's sanctions relief for Russian oil after General License 134B expired on May 16, 2026.
Assessments
Shaheen fulfilled the promise in her current federal Senate term by publicly opposing and urging the Trump Administration not to extend sanctions relief for Russian oil exports. The evidence shows she joined April and May 2026 statements condemning extensions of Treasury sanctions relief and signed an April 10, 2026 letter urging the waiver to expire, which directly matches the commitment not to support an extension. Her 2025 SHADOW Fleets Act sponsorship further supports her opposition to Russian oil sanctions evasion, though the decisive fulfillment is her same-term opposition to the specific relief extensions.
Senator Shaheen consistently opposed the extension of sanctions relief for Russian oil exports through public statements, formal communications with executive officials, and legislative action such as introducing the SHADOW Fleets Act. These efforts constitute clear evidence that she did not support extending sanctions relief, fulfilling the campaign promise in the relevant term.