▁pending ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁The ▁bill ▁still ▁needed ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁Senate . ▁A ▁draft ▁NASA ▁re author ization ▁bill ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁Science ▁& ▁Technology ▁Committee ▁did ▁not ▁provide ▁for ▁an ▁extra ▁sh utt le ▁mission . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁Science ▁Committee , ▁U . S . ▁Rep . ▁Su z anne ▁Kos mas ▁successfully ▁am ended ▁the ▁House ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁to ▁add ▁an ▁additional ▁sh utt le ▁mission ▁to ▁the ▁manifest . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Senate ▁passed ▁its ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁NASA ▁re author ization ▁bill , ▁just ▁before ▁law m akers ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁traditional ▁August ▁re cess . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁NASA ▁man agers ▁approved ▁ST S - 1 3 5 ▁mission ▁planning ▁target ing ▁a ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁launch . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁approved ▁the ▁Senate - pass ed ▁bill ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 0 4 – 1 1 8 ▁vote . ▁The ▁bill , ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress , ▁went ▁to ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁for ▁his ▁signature . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Ob ama ▁signed ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁into ▁law , ▁allowing ▁NASA ▁to ▁move