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.”
We strongly urge the Department not to extend this license.
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.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen joined a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the administration to let the sanctions-waiver license for Russian oil expire and not extend it.
Shaheen issued a joint statement urging the Trump administration not to extend Treasury General License 134, which removed sanctions risk for purchases of Russian oil.
After Treasury extended General License 134, Shaheen and colleagues condemned the move as an extension of sanctions relief for Russian oil.
When Treasury extended the oil license again, Shaheen condemned the renewal and said the administration should not keep providing sanctions relief for Russian oil.
Shaheen co-introduced the SHADOW Fleets Act to expand sanctions authorities against Russia’s shadow fleet and oil revenues used to evade existing sanctions.
Assessments
The promise was about Shaheen's own support position, not whether the administration ultimately kept the sanctions relief in place. The evidence shows that during her current Senate term she repeatedly opposed extending Treasury's Russian oil sanctions waiver, including an April 10, 2026 letter urging the waiver to expire, a same-day public statement against extending General License 134, and follow-up statements on April 17 and May 18, 2026 condemning the administration after it extended the relief anyway. She also advanced related sanctions legislation, reinforcing that she did not support extension. Because the claim is framed as non-support rather than guaranteeing the policy outcome, her documented opposition satisfies the promise even though other officials extended the relief.
Shaheen publicly and formally opposed extensions of sanctions relief for Russian oil in April and May 2026, including a Senate statement, a joint letter urging the waiver to expire, and related legislation to tighten sanctions. The evidence supports that she did not support extending the relief during her current Senate term.
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.