.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will certainly become the very first individual ladies's professional athlete to be granted the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Shirt revealed Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had actually passed the House of Panels as well as will be delivered to President Joe Biden for his signature.The expense to honor King, the ping pong Lobby of Famer and also lobbyist, had actually currently passed all in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a statement that Master's "life-time of advocacy and effort modified the landscape for ladies and also women on the courthouse, in the classroom, and the work environment." The costs was launched in September 2023 on the 50th wedding anniversary of King's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "War of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis suit of perpetuity. The medal, awarded by Congress for recognized achievements and also contributions to community, has recently been actually offered to sportsmens, consisting of pitcher Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had actually currently been actually rewarded the Governmental Medal of Freedom in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, says she has "broken barricades, led unexplored paths, as well as motivated many people to stand up happily along with tenacity and conviction in the defend what is right.".